A resident of Jelenia Góra believed a man posing as a broker who claimed that he would earn money by investing in cryptocurrencies. The fraudster instructed the victim to install an application, which he used to transfer money from the victim’s account to himself. It turned out that instead of making a profit, the victim lost nearly PLN 9,000.
Fraudsters are coming up with ever newer ways to extort money. Officers from Police Station II in Jelenia Góra received a report concerning fraud. Posing as a broker, a man convinced a resident of Jelenia Góra that he would earn money by investing in cryptocurrencies.
The victim paid a deposit, after which the fraudster informed him that he would help him complete all the necessary steps. The condition was to install an application through which the criminal gained access to his bank account and then transferred the money to another account. When the resident of Jelenia Góra logged into his account, he discovered that nearly PLN 9,000 was missing.
The police appeal for common sense and caution, and advise people not to click on links that encourage investments and promise large profits. Login details for electronic and mobile banking should not be shared with anyone, nor should confidential payment card information or scans of one’s identity card be provided. The police warn against installing programs through which fraudsters take control of our mobile devices.