PKO BP warns on its website against e-mails in which fraudsters impersonate the largest Polish bank and advise them not to click on the link contained in the message under any circumstances.
PKO BP warns: Beware of fraudsters. Fake news
PKO Bank Polski informs that fake messages impersonating this institution have the subject: “Message from PKO Bank Polski – Periodic statement 79/2024 for the period from 2024-04-23 to 2024-04-23”. The address field of the fake message contains the description: PKO Bank Polski
Fake message impersonating PKO BP PKO BP
The largest Polish bank: Do not open the attachment, you may lose your money
“The message has an attachment with the .rar extension, which contains an executable file with the .exe extension, which is malicious software that steals data from the computer. Do not open the attachment,” advises PKO Bank Polski and adds that the aim of the new spam campaign is to infect computers victims of malware. “If you click on the link, you may lose your money and control of your account,” bankers warn.
The largest shareholder of PKO BP is the State Treasury, which holds 29.43 percent of the bank’s shares. that the PKO BP Group recorded a net profit of PLN 5.5 billion last year. This is almost two thirds higher than in 2022. The group’s assets exceeded PLN 500 billion in 2023, the number of customers reaches 12 million. According to data from the Bank Guarantee Fund, the net profit of the entire banking sector in Poland amounted to PLN 27.3 billion last year and was the highest in history.
Source: Gazeta
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