– Officers were informed about the fraud on Sunday, November 7. The woman listed for sale on an online classifieds portal a bracelet handmade by her daughter. Someone interested in buying it contacted her through the portal and suggested payment via a website – reports Asp. Staff Sylwia Serafin, press officer for the District Police Headquarters in Lubin.
The fraudster sent a link to the email address requested earlier by the seller. Spokesperson:
The victim received a link at the provided email address and opened it. It contained information about accepting the order and instructions for collecting the payment. To receive the money, the woman entered her payment card details, the card’s expiry date and the three-digit CVC code located on the back of the card.
After a while, she received a four-digit code from the bank on her phone. She entered it into the window. The result? The criminals gained access to her account. As it turned out, shortly afterward someone withdrew money from an ATM using the BLIK application. A total of one thousand zlotys disappeared from the 37-year-old woman’s account. Fortunately, the victim then blocked the account.
Asp. Staff S. Serafin:
Police remind people not to provide access details for their accounts or cards. When expecting a bank transfer, information about a PIN or the three-digit code on the back of the card is not needed.
And she adds: – Let us pay attention to payment links sent to us that only appear to be trustworthy. Reports received so far show that they contain rearranged or added dots, numbers or words in foreign languages intended to convince us that we are entering the classifieds portal’s website. Graphically, the website may look genuine.
She continues: – If in doubt, let us ask other people whether they have used similar payments and what they looked like. This may save the money accumulated in the account.
Fraud is punishable by between six months and as many as eight years in prison.
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