A resident of the Gniezno poviat met nearly a year ago “Manager of a drilling platform in the Mediterranean”. She believed and lost PLN 820,000.
A woman who fell victim to a fraudster came to the command in Gniezno. The alleged 60-year-old widower talked to her ten months ago on one of the popular internet messengers.
– he wrote that he is a widower from Gdańsk, working on a drilling platform in the Mediterranean between Malt and Sicily. As a relationship developed, a man under various pretexts, for example, a shipping fee or duty for specialized equipment related to work on a drilling platform, urged a woman to transfer money to various accounts of Italy – said asp. staff. Anna Osińska, spokeswoman for the police in Gniezno.
She was drawn to the woman's attention to the fraudster. However, she had already given him 820 thousand zlotys.
– The perpetrators of this practice are being determined – added Osińska.
First charming, then a request for financial support
Policemen recommend that they be vigilant when making acquaintances online – especially when it is possible to transfer money. Women around the world are victims of matrimonial crimes. The script is usually very similar. In recent years they have been very popular “Soldier” fraud. A person claiming to be an American soldier spoke to the victim. After assurances about the common future, there were requests for financial help. With time, contact breaks.
– With this type of acquaintance made by social networks, it is important to tell you to loved ones or friends. Thanks to this, when a threat appears in such a relationship, people not emotionally involved in this online contact will be easier to see that knowledge is heading in a dangerous direction – said a spokeswoman for the Gniezno police.
Source of the main photo: Lubuska police