Owner of “Pivdennyi Shliakh” Volodymyr Filippov, facing dozens of lawsuits over car fraud, fled to Moldova and launched a new scam, “Iron Motors”

18 квітня 2026 р., 23:24

Микола Богданович   770   0  

Owner of “Pivdennyi Shliakh” Volodymyr Filippov, facing dozens of lawsuits over car fraud, fled to Moldova and launched a new scam, “Iron Motors”

The owner of the Odesa company "Pivdennyi Shlyakh" (brand Autorider), Volodymyr Filippov, a suspect in a criminal fraud case, has left Ukraine and is hiding in Moldova. A case has been opened against him under Part 3, Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud), concerning the misappropriation of buyer’s funds amounting to 9.14 thousand dollars and 132.5 thousand hryvnias.

Despite dozens of lawsuits from deceived clients, Filippov continues to avoid responsibility. Instead of complying with Ukrainian court decisions, he registered a new company in Moldova in April 2025—"IRON MOTORS", similar in name to one of his Ukrainian firms.

Courts in various regions of Ukraine have already ruled in favor of the victims. For instance, the Kyiv District Court of Odesa in 2023 issued a default judgment to recover over 40 thousand UAH from PE "Pivdennyi Shlyakh", including compensation for moral damage and legal fees. The company failed to fulfill the terms of the contract for the selection and delivery of cars from the USA.

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A similar decision was made by the Zinkiv District Court of the Poltava region, obliging the company to return 33 thousand UAH for non-fulfillment of the contract and legal assistance.

Currently, Filippov, along with Serhiy and Nataliya Filippova, continues to ignore obligations to Ukrainian consumers and evades compensations awarded by the courts.