A 45-year-old Polish woman decided to make money on cryptocurrencies. However, she was deceived. She trusted criminals!
A Polish woman wanted to make money on cryptocurrencies, but she lost her fortune
A 45-year-old resident of Jaworzno wanted to invest her funds in the cryptocurrency market. She was convinced by an ad she came across online. The problem is that she lost as much as PLN 700,000 this way. The case has now been described by the Silesian Police.
The heroine of this text reported to the police station in Jaworzno. She admitted that she had fallen victim to criminals.
It all started when she came across an ad about cryptocurrencies. It showed that you can easily and quickly earn a lot of money using digital assets. Who wouldn’t take advantage! Well, that’s where the first problem appears – gullibility. In the world of finance, there are no easy and quick earnings. Every investment is fraught with risk. And the latter is directly proportional to the potential profit.
Unfortunately, the 45-year-old was not put off by the ad being too pretty. She filled out a contact form, giving the criminals her details. Then she was contacted by a “company” promoting a scam. It was about an alleged ad for a bitcoin mine. And indeed, “profits” began to appear on her account on the scammers’ platform.
Then it got worse. The woman was contacted by an employee of the “company” who convinced her to install a “special application.”
The “analyst” advised the woman to deposit more money, as it would earn money. He also recommended that she install an application, which the woman did. Unfortunately, the application allowed the fraudster to independently conduct transactions on her account. Once he had obtained a “remote desktop”, he stole all the money from the victim’s account and then took out loans using her and her son’s data.
– reports the Silesian Police.
A shameless criminal
The criminal was particularly brazen. He not only took his victim’s funds and put her in debt. He threatened that if he didn’t make any more payments to the platform, he would take the woman to court in England.
The fraudster said that the money earned would be paid out when the tax was paid, but the woman realized at that moment that it was a scam. As a result, the 45-year-old and her son were defrauded of PLN 700,000.
– we read further in the services’ statement.
Most often, fraudsters disappear after stealing funds. However, this does not change the fact that you should not believe in advertisements for “miraculous” investments. Only your own knowledge and awareness will help you fend off criminals!
