A 78-year-old woman found a form online for people who want to earn some extra money for their retirement. She gave her details and installed unknown software on her computer, and nearly 50 thousand złoty disappeared from her bank account.
A 78-year-old resident reported to the police in Płońsk that she had been defrauded and lost several dozen thousand zlotys.
– She explained that she found a website online where there was a form to fill out for people who wanted to earn some extra money for their retirement. She entered her personal data and contact number there. A few days later, she received a call from a man posing as an investment advisor – describes Police Commissioner Kinga Drężek-Zmysłowska from the Płońsk police.
He instructed the woman to initially deposit a few hundred zlotys into an account he had indicated, and she would receive the profits from the investment in a short time. The 78-year-old gave in to his persuasion and deposited 600 zlotys. After a few days, the money was returned to her account, which confirmed her conviction to continue investing.
She carried out the “advisor's” orders
She then called the number the “advisor” had given her earlier. The person who answered the phone told her to install an application that would allow remote access to her phone.
– Then, the 78-year-old woman received an email from an unknown person on her computer and clicked on the link sent to her. When her computer started to freeze for a while, she logged into her bank account from another device. She saw then that someone had made many transactions from her account for a total amount of almost PLN 50,000 – adds Kinga Drężek-Zmysłowska.
Don't be fooled
– Do not believe in easy and quick profit. Before investing, check if the entity is not on the warning list of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. – Before investing, read opinions on the Internet about this entity/platform, talk to someone you trust. – Do not share your login details for electronic and mobile banking with anyone. – Do not install additional software recommended by your interlocutors/market analysts on devices from which you log in to online banking. – Do not click on links sent in emails or text messages by strangers that redirect to pages where you have to provide your personal data or log in to electronic banking.
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