A warning against a method that has been frequently used by fraudsters in recent years has recently been published on the official website of the Polish police (policja.pl). This time, the victim of their actions was a 39-year-old woman who transferred them a huge sum of money.
A woman from the Lubuskie Voivodeship fell victim to fraudsters
According to the police statement, in less than an hour the 39-year-old woman lost PLN 331,000. In this case, the fraudsters used the so-called “policeman” method. First, they called the woman and informed her that the money in her account was at risk. According to them, an unauthorized person had just made a transfer of PLN 30,000 to a foreign account. Therefore, to secure the remaining amount, the woman should transfer the money to a special technical account of the police.
– The woman trusted the alleged officers so much that she confirmed consent to transfers in a conversation with a bank employee (in the case of larger transactions, this is the method of final authorization). At one point, the victim’s conversation was overheard by her co-worker who told her to hang up immediately. She was aware that the whole situation was a fraud. Unfortunately, when the defrauded person reported to the Sulęcin unit, it was too late to block the funds – we learn from the announcement.
“If you receive a call like this, hang up”
In this way, a 39-year-old woman from the Lubuskie Voivodeship lost as much as PLN 331,000. – The police remind you that they never, ever ask you to make any transfers to accounts aimed at securing endangered savings. If you receive a call with this content, hang up, it’s a scammer, we read in a police statement.
Source: Gazeta
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