Police officers from the Economic Crime Division of the Lubin District Police Headquarters were investigating a fraud case. “One of Lubin’s residents met a man on a dating website. The relationship lasted several weeks,” reports asp. szt. Sylwia Serafin, press officer for the Lubin District Police Headquarters.
She adds:
The young woman believed her suitor had good intentions. Having access to the victim’s online banking passwords and using her mobile phone, the man systematically transferred money to his own account.
In total, the 23-year-old defrauded her of PLN 89,000. In addition, the suspect misappropriated a speaker worth PLN 2,000 belonging to the Lubin woman, and also bought himself—of course with his “beloved’s” money—a mobile phone worth approximately PLN 3,000.
The woman realized that her savings were disappearing from her account. But the man convinced her that he had invested the transferred money and would certainly return it to her with a profit. Meanwhile, the cash kept disappearing regularly, and the suitor made no effort to return it. The young Lubin resident therefore decided to ask the police for help.
Aspirant szt. S. Serafin:
Lubin officers quickly tracked down the suspect. He turned out to be a 23-year-old resident of Legnica County. He was arrested and taken to a police cell, then brought before the prosecutor’s office, where he was charged with fraud.
By decision of the prosecutor’s office, the 23-year-old was placed under police supervision, combined with a ban on leaving the country and a financial guarantee of PLN 10,000. Investigators have also already recovered PLN 35,000, which was returned to the owner’s account.
Officers established that the fraudster spent part of the money on alcohol and parties. He could now face up to eight years in prison.