Fraudsters pretend to be employees of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. They use spoofing and impersonate any number

“We are still receiving signals about impersonating employees,” the Polish Financial Supervision Authority reported on February 13. The office appealed to be especially careful because fraudsters use the so-called spoofing, which allows them to use the KNF telephone number.

Fraudsters pretend to be employees of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. “Supervision never involves telephone participation of employees”

According to the office, fraudsters allegedly use spoofing against the KNF Office, “in which criminals impersonate another device or another user on the network in order to steal data, install malware or bypass access control mechanisms” – it was reported in . The result of these activities is more and more frequent “impersonation of the telephone number of a bank or public institution,” it added.

The UKKNF appealed to be particularly careful when we notice that a representative of a public institution is calling us. “Do not provide any data. If you are called by a person whose details appear on the KNF list or the KNF website, ask on whose behalf they are calling. Hang up and call the hotline of the institution this person refers to. If it is an attempt at fraud, immediately notify the police,” the Polish Financial Supervision Authority informed.

It was also noted that “the supervision of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority never involves telephone participation of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority’s employees in direct relations with clients or in financial transactions.”

The police advise how to avoid becoming a victim of a telephone scammer

Police officers often remind us about the safety rules that should apply when talking to unknown people. Especially if someone pretends to be an employee of a bank or other public institution:

• Always be careful when contacting strangers over the phone, especially those who pretend to be relatives or a policeman demanding money on the phone.
• Remember, the police never demand money or other valuable items, nor do they inform you about their activities.
• When asked to transfer money on the other end of the phone, never say how much cash you have or reveal any personal information.

• If you receive a call from your “grandson” asking for financial help, before you do anything, check whether he actually needs help – contact him personally or, if there is someone else at home, inform him about such a conversation.
• Never give money to people you don’t know.
• If someone calls you about such a matter and there is any suspicion that it may be a scam, be sure to hang up the call and notify the police by calling the emergency number 112.

– inform the police.