The police warn against further frauds, but many Poles, often also young people, are fooled by stories invented by fraudsters. This time, a woman posing as a bank consultant and a fake policeman almost tricked a 28-year-old resident of the Zamość district.
Two fraudsters, three calls and four thousand zlotys. She backed out at the last minute
The 28-year-old received a call from a woman who introduced herself as an employee of her bank. The conversation indicated that someone was trying to withdraw money from a loan she was supposed to have taken out. The victim was surprised by the information and categorically ordered the bank to stop disbursing the funds. She also announced that she would report the matter to the police.
The fake consultant not only did not advise against contacting the police, but even assured that she would make it easier to report the case. A moment after the conversation ended, the 28-year-old’s phone rang again. This time, a man on the other side introduced himself as a policeman. He claimed that he had been informed about the case and ordered the woman to report to the police station at a specific time.
Only when both the fake consultant and the policeman gained the trust of the potential victim, another call came to her phone. The woman called again, impersonating a bank employee, who started the whole story. The fraudster promised that the 28-year-old would not lose the loan money if she withdrew it from her bank account and then deposited it at an ATM using the BLIK code provided.
Unfortunately, the victim believed these assurances and withdrew over PLN 4,000 from the bank. Shortly thereafter, he went to the ATM to deposit funds as directed. While waiting for the BLIK code, the woman saw a warning on the ATM screen against fraudsters impersonating police officers or security. Then she decided to go to the (real) police station first and report the matter. This saved her from losing money.
The Zamość police remind you to be careful when calling people pretending to be in uniform. Criminals are still trying to use old, proven methods to gain trust in victims and then deprive them of their savings. Although they come up with new stories, the scammer’s scheme itself is almost identical. We should never deposit money in an ATM using the BLIK code indicated by another person.
Source: Gazeta
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