Polish media write about a rather surprising situation. The husband had not been able to reach his 35-year-old wife for three hours. She withdrew PLN 350,000 from their account. The reason was… surprising. She almost fell victim to cybercriminals!
She withdrew PLN 350,000 from her account. zloty
The whole situation took place on Friday, September 27. The Lublin police received a report from a 35-year-old man. The man had not been able to call his wife for 3 hours. She left the house and from then on her phone was constantly busy – it was impossible to reach her.
While the latter could somehow be rationally explained, the withdrawal of PLN 350,000 from a bank account was less so. So what happened?
The woman was seen near currency exchange offices and banks. Her car was located and the police were sent there. She was finally found. She was standing next to the cash deposit machine.
The police located the woman after a while. As it turned out, the 35-year-old was standing at the cash deposit machine and preparing cash for transfer. Fortunately, the police reacted in time and prevented the payment
– says in a press release Superintendent Kamil Gołębiowski from the Municipal Police Headquarters in Lublin.
The 35-year-old then filed a report at the police station about the possibility of committing a crime.
Attempted fraud
What exactly happened? It turned out that the woman was called by an “officer of the Central Police Investigation Bureau.” He told her that the money in the account was at risk. He gave a solution on how to protect them.
(…) to save her savings, she had to follow orders and keep everything secret
– the superintendent reported to the media. Gołębiowski.
The woman was supposed to withdraw her savings from the account, then convert the cash into another currency at exchange offices, and finally convert it all into cryptocurrencies. The latter were to be sent to an address in the blockchain. So it was an attempt at fraud.
How to avoid falling victim to cybercriminals?
Cases like this show how brazen and cynical criminals can be today – they are capable of impersonating service employees.
How not to be deceived? You should always verify what someone who calls you tells you. Especially when he delivers such “revelations”, as was the case with the heroine of this text.
Criminals may also encourage you to deposit funds on their “exchange” and promise “sure and large” profits. At this point, all you need to remember is that they do not exist, and every investment involves risk.