Lesser Poland. Scammers persuaded her to take 50 thousand. PLN credit, and then they stole them using BLIK

The police of Lesser Poland informed about the fraud on a bank employee. The victim was a 36-year-old resident of the Myślenice district.

On January 27, the woman answered the phone. The interlocutor introduced himself as an employee of a popular bank. The phone number from which the fake bank branch employee called looked like an official bank number, which can be confirmed on the website.

Lesser Poland. Bank employee scam. They persuaded her to take 50,000. PLN loan

The scammers convinced the woman that she was an important link in the action of apprehending the perpetrators of bank account break-ins, and her account was also hacked. The victim was supposed to help in apprehending the perpetrators of the alleged practice. For this purpose, she had to take out a loan for 50,000. zloty.

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The woman agreed, and in the application, at the instigation of the scammers, she provided false data on earnings and family. When she was granted a loan, the criminals asked her to withdraw the cash, but they stipulated that a bank employee might be colluding, so she was not to give the real reason for withdrawing the entire amount.

The victim used another bank’s cash deposit machine, because it was supposed to have “the appropriate license”. After the money was on the account, the woman was supposed to enter the BLIK code, which allegedly confirmed the payment and was to be the basis for collecting the “secured” cash after the “action” was completed.

Eventually, the money was transferred to fraudsters in several tranches via a cash deposit machine, and a resident of the Myślenice district lost PLN 50,000. zloty. The police will look for the perpetrators.

How to avoid fraud?

The police inform that the criminals are well acquainted with the bank’s mobile application and website. “They also provide substantive answers to all questions asked, and even anticipate the next steps to be taken. What adds credibility is the fact that other consultants’ conversations on banking matters can often be heard on the phone. The callers speak Polish fluently, but often with an Eastern accent.

• bank employees never ask for an account login and password, let alone an SMS or BLIK authorization code;
• they also do not recommend installing an application from which they can make movements on the client’s account;
• when performing ANY financial operations, do them in a bank branch or on your own initiative! NEVER AT THE INSPIRATION OF PEOPLE CONTACTING BY PHONE!”.

Any attempt to extort money should be reported to the police immediately by calling the emergency number 112.