The District Prosecutor’s Office in Jelenia Góra has filed an indictment with the District Court in Jelenia Góra against two residents of Wrocław, aged 20 and 24. The men will stand trial for participating in an organized criminal group that allegedly specialized in “police officer” scams.

The investigation established that the defendants were not merely carrying out the crimes. According to the prosecutor’s office, they were responsible for organizing the scheme—they provided accomplices with mobile phones and SIM cards, arranged transportation and issued instructions on collecting money from victims.

Senior woman from Lubin lost PLN 30,000

The first crime described in the indictment took place on June 30, 2025, in Lubin. The senior woman received a call from a person claiming to be a police officer conducting operations against fraudsters.

The woman was persuaded to leave a bag containing PLN 30,000 on the door handle of her apartment. The money was collected by a man cooperating with the group, who then took a taxi to Wrocław. There, the cash was to be divided among the participants in the scheme.

In Głogów, the granddaughter thwarted the plan

Another attempted fraud took place on July 8, 2025, in Głogów. The criminals followed a similar pattern and persuaded a senior woman to prepare PLN 50,000 and leave the money on the outside of the entrance door.

This time, the cash was not handed over. The victim’s granddaughter frightened off the perpetrators and prevented the crime from being completed.

False accident report and PLN 90,000 for the fraudsters

Investigators also established the circumstances of a fraud that took place during the night of July 23–24, 2025, in Mirsk. The woman received a call from people claiming to be Police officers.

The fraudster said that the senior woman’s cousin had caused a serious road accident and that, to avoid arrest, a large bail payment had to be made immediately.

At around 3 a.m., a young man came to the woman’s apartment, where the senior woman handed him PLN 90,000.

Police secured phones, cash and marijuana

During the investigation, officers arrested both suspects. Searches of their apartments and utility rooms resulted in the seizure of nearly PLN 13,900 in cash, several mobile phones of various brands, SIM cards and proofs of transfers made to foreign bank accounts.

Investigators also found more than 9 grams of marijuana, so the men were additionally charged with possession of narcotic substances.

Defendants face up to 12 years in prison

Neither man admitted to the alleged offenses, and both provided explanations.

One of the defendants faces a sentence of between 6 months and 8 years in prison. The other will be tried as a repeat offender, so in his case the sentence may range from 7 months to as many as 12 years in prison.

Both are currently being held in pre-trial detention.

The prosecutor’s office stresses that the case is ongoing. Materials concerning the other, as yet unidentified members of the group were separated into a separate proceeding. Investigators are carrying out activities aimed at identifying additional victims and arresting the remaining people connected with the criminal scheme.