A 28-year-old resident of the Sochaczew district met a fraudster via the Internet – we read on the official website of the police in Płońsk. The man claimed to be a “cousin of a prince from Dubai”. The victim never met him in person, but the criminal slowly gained her trust. At some point, the woman began to confide in him about her difficult family situation. An online hustler then offered her financial support so she could buy a house. Then he promised that he would fly to Poland after everything.
The 28-year-old believed his lies and gave him the account number. According to an earlier conversation, the man allegedly wired her $27,000. Of course, the transfer never happened.
He argued, however, that in order for this to be possible, the Polish woman must first pay PLN 3,000 to the account of the intermediary between the Polish and foreign bank, which he had indicated to her. He said it was about currency conversion. Later, according to the report on the police website, the 28-year-old was allegedly contacted by a man impersonating a bank employee. The man told her that earlier transfers had not arrived, so the woman repeated the payments.
The “prince’s cousin from Dubai” robbed her of her savings. Then he threatened to hire a lawyer
Finally, it turned out that a resident of the Sochaczew area lost almost PLN 6.5 thousand.
The “prince’s cousin from Dubai” suddenly started threatening her – saying he had “hired a lawyer” – because he was about to lose all the money he had sent her. He claimed that she had sent him too little money for currency conversion. The 28-year-old then realized that she had been the victim of a scam. She then turned herself in to the police.
To avoid unpleasantness and the loss of a large sum of money, we should be especially careful in dealing with people met online, especially when they ask for money. All doubtful situations and attempts to extort money should be immediately reported to the Police by calling the nearest unit or the emergency number 112
– appeals the Polish police.
Source: https://mazowiecka.policja.gov.pl
Source: Gazeta
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