As he explains, the so-called a receiver, i.e. a person who works on behalf of or cooperates with other fraudsters. She “finalizes” the fraud, i.e. most often withdraws money from an ATM, while her accomplices obtain BLIK codes from victims.
Ambush and arrest. The fraudster was just standing at the ATM
The pattern of this fraud was completely typical. An alleged bank employee called the woman and informed her about a possible hacker attack on her account. The victim was told that she could save the money by transferring it to a “safe account”. At the suggestion of the fake employee, she agreed to make two transfers, PLN 1,500 each, providing the interlocutor with BLIK codes. However, immediately after the conversation, the woman called her bank to verify the information about the alleged hacker attack. She learned from real consultants that she had been deceived and the said PLN 3,000 had disappeared from her account. She immediately informed the police about it.
The police quickly managed to find the location of the ATM from which the woman’s money was withdrawn and – as the police describe – prepare an ambush for the fraudsters’ accomplice. Upon seeing the officers, the man ran away, but was caught. As it turned out, he was a 30-year-old with Ukrainian-German citizenship. The man has already been charged with fraud. He faces up to eight years in prison. It was not stated whether the deceived woman had already recovered her money.
Source: Gazeta
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