He managed to withdraw five thousand zlotys. A virtuoso of fraud in the hands of the police
The Wrocław police detained a 25-year-old fraudster who acted similarly to the 28-year-old arrested earlier. The man, working with other criminals, obtained BLIK payment data, enabling him to withdraw funds from ATMs.
Latest Arrest
A 25-year-old man who was detained last week by police officers from the Economic Crime Department of the City Police Headquarters in Wrocław, he withdrew money based on stolen BLIK codes, just like the 28-year-old arrested earlier. Officers during their activities they disclosed nearly 5,000 PLN in cashoriginating from ATM withdrawals in Wrocław.
Based on the findings and operational work, including secured recordings from cameras placed in ATMs, The officers have so far proven 23 such acts against the 25-year-old. The investigation is ongoing because the detained 25-year-old, like his 28-year-old colleague, is only one of the people involved in this procedure. The court has already decided to apply a preventive measure to the detained man in the form of two months' arrest.
Methods of Scammers
Wrocław police officers repeatedly appealed to… caution when interacting online. Despite these warnings, people who have been defrauded by criminals who deprived them of their financial resources still report to police stations. The methods used by fraudsters to obtain online banking login details or BLIK codes are diverse and sophisticated. However, there is only one council – you should absolutely try to verify the identity of the person contacting us, whether by phone, SMS, instant messenger or e-mail. And now the key methods used in the BLIK fraud:
- Impersonating Friends
One popular method is hacking into private accounts on social networking sites. Fraudsters they impersonate friends or family members and write to people from the contact list, asking for BLIK codes. Thanks to the information obtained in this way, they withdraw money from ATMs.
- Fake Payment Pages
Fraudsters also steal their victims' data via popular websites portals for online shopping. They select specific advertisements and contact the victim, allegedly wanting to pay for the goods. Unaware of anything people click on the links sent to them to fake online payment sites. After entering login details, fraudsters use them to break into the user's bank account and withdraw funds via BLIK.
Another method is to operate under the so-called legend. Fraudsters They impersonate policemen, grandsons, prosecutors, bank employees or stockbrokersto gain the trust of victims and extort data or money from them.
