On 21 August, a local woman reported to Police Station I in Jelenia Góra that she had lost nearly PLN 80,000. – While browsing websites, the woman noticed an offer to make money by investing funds through an online exchange – explains junior inspector Edyta Bagrowska, press officer of the Jelenia Góra Municipal Police Headquarters. – She completed the application provided, after which a man who was to be her assistant contacted her.
The fraudster told her that they would communicate via one of the messaging applications. The spokeswoman: – He sent her a link to install an application through which he gained access to the victim’s bank accounts.
He also advised his victim to initially deposit PLN 990 in order to check how the stock-market portal worked. Junior inspector E. Bagrowska:
The man guided her through the process of transferring the funds and then instructed her to log in to her bank and provide a BLIK code. When the woman logged in to the bank again, it turned out that nearly PLN 80,000 had disappeared from her accounts and that the stock-market portal did not exist.
The officers: – We appeal for common sense and caution, and for not clicking links that encourage investments and promise large profits in a short time. Login details for electronic and mobile banking must not be shared with anyone; confidential payment-card details must not be disclosed, nor should scans of one’s identity card be sent.
They add: – These companies advertise their services through advertisements on social media, websites and mobile applications. The Polish Bank Association recommends checking the alert list of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, where information about dishonest entities is published.