Officers from the Economic Crime Department of the Bolesławiec County Police Headquarters brought charges against two residents of our county. According to investigators’ findings, the suspects knowingly participated in opening a bank account that was subsequently handed over to third parties.
According to the police, the woman lent her phone to an acquaintance and showed him how to open an account online. The man then opened a bank account after verifying his identity online. Access to the account was later handed over to unidentified individuals.
For their participation in the entire scheme, each suspect was allegedly to receive... PLN 200.
Investigators established that the newly created account was used by fraudsters very quickly. It was this account that received funds originating from the crime in which a Sopot resident was victimized. The woman lost more than PLN 30,000.
The suspects were charged with aiding and abetting fraud. Both admitted to the alleged offense and provided explanations.
The police once again urge caution and remind people that handing over access to one’s own bank account to third parties may entail criminal liability. Accounts of this kind are often used to receive money originating from online and telephone fraud, and people involved in such schemes—even if they are not the direct perpetrators of the extortion—may face legal consequences.
Aiding and abetting fraud is punishable by up to 8 years in prison.