As a warning. A man approached a 67-year-old resident of Legnica who had just withdrawn money from an ATM and offered to sell him gold coins. After a while, another man joined them—elegantly dressed, he said he was a doctor and that he would buy one coin for PLN 200. He then left and returned, whispering to the 67-year-old that he had received PLN 300 for it at a currency exchange office.
To further lull the Legnica resident into a false sense of security, the alleged doctor called a “pawnshop” to ask whether he could sell a larger quantity of such coins there. He even handed the phone to the 67-year-old, who was supposed to confirm whether they could be sold.
The latter, encouraged by the fraudsters, went to the bank and withdrew PLN 5,000 from his account. He handed it to the first fraudster, who gave the Legnica resident 25 “gold” coins.
Immediately after the transaction, the 67-year-old went to a currency exchange office. However, it turned out that he had bought copper coins worth about PLN 2 each.
Officers established that the fraudsters operate throughout the country and usually work in pairs. One of them offers a potential victim gold coins at an attractive price. The second fraudster joins in as soon as he notices that the potential customer is hesitant. Police are appealing for caution.
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