They signed contracts and quickly regretted it. Poles cheated out of PLN 47 million

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The Central Police Investigation Bureau dismantled a criminal group that engaged in usury. In total, at least 8,000 people were defrauded. people for the amount of as much as PLN 47 million. Rzeczpospolita reports on the matter.

The Central Bureau of Investigation broke up a criminal group

A few days ago, 14 people belonging to an organized criminal group were arrested. This one dealt in granting usurious loans. They primarily targeted people in a difficult financial situation.

They signed contracts with the victims for, among other things, the sale and rental of the same item (e.g. audio/video equipment), as well as participation in a language course. The amounts of monthly liabilities significantly exceeded the legal limits.

In this way, fraudsters have created a money-making machine. The defrauded people not only paid interest on their liabilities, but also the monthly subscription fees resulting from the above-mentioned contracts. Some took out loans of PLN 600 and eventually repaid as much as PLN 6,000. zloty.

The clients were deliberately selected from among people with low income, often in a difficult life situation, for whom it was presumed that they would not be able to repay the required redemption amount at once, and thus there would be a basis for demanding periodic benefits in the form of payment for the lease and language course for as long as possible.

– says prosecutor Piotr Skiba, spokesman for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw.

At least 8 thousand are known. injured persons for a total amount of over PLN 47 million. The officers seized gold, money and funds in bank accounts from the detainees. In total, it amounts to PLN 19 million.