Bolesławiec police:
Criminals using the “grandchild” or “police officer” method are still defrauding people. Seniors’ awareness has increased in recent months, which makes us happy, but there are still situations in which criminals exploit older people’s naivety and kindness. They extort money that often represents their entire life savings. Seniors—do not let yourselves be scammed! It is better to check twice than to fall victim to dishonest actions once.
What should you remember to avoid falling victim to a scammer?
- a police officer will never call to inform you about an operation being conducted
- the police will never ask you to give money to someone, transfer it to an account or leave it somewhere
- the police will never order you to pay money as so-called bail
- do not let strangers into your home; preferably, do not open the door at all in such cases
- talk to the employees of the banks where you withdraw money, for example about a suspicious phone call you received; share any information that raises doubts about its credibility—the bank employees will certainly advise you properly
- banks never send their couriers to collect money from us
- remember that if we want to verify the credibility of someone calling us and claiming, for example, to be a police officer, we must hang up first and only then dial the emergency number 112—only such a call is correct
- if we have any doubts about the details of a person calling us or claiming to be an employee of an institution, verify them. Report such situations to the police and consult your family
- remember not to let yourself be persuaded to leave your money in some secluded place; do not throw it out of the window or leave it in a place indicated by the scammer
- do not share codes, passwords or details of our bank accounts with people we do not trust
- talk to one another about such things, whether with family or friends; warn one another.