The 72-year-old from Bochnia was to invest in the company’s shares. She lost over 130 thousand. zloty

An attempt to invest in shares of an oil company ended with the loss of over PLN 130,000. The 72-year-old from Bochnia gave the fraudsters her phone number and data. During the telephone conversation with the “consultant”, she installed an application on her smartphone and computer that allowed fraudsters to access and view the screens of these devices.

The desire to earn additional money made the 72-year-old from Bochnia in Małopolska read the advertisement on the Internet with great interest, informing about the possibility of investing in shares of an oil company. When the woman “clicked” on the ad, a page opened with further guidelines.

The first steps were to be simple – they required to complete the data in the form of name, surname and telephone number, which the woman immediately did. Within 24 hours, a consultant was to contact her at the indicated number, who was to provide further instructions.

The phone rang very quickly, on the same day. Claiming to be the stock exchange manager, the man introduced himself by name, and then he explained very clearly what investing in the indicated industry was.

The next stage was very detailed – The 72-year-old had to install an application on her phone and computer, the name of which was given by her “manager”. It was the software with which the man conducted the training, making the woman aware that in order to earn money, she had to deposit money first. In order to do this, the 72-year-old naturally had to log into her bank account.

Another conversation between the woman and the consultant took place on the next day. There were several of them, because the man interrupted them many times and called again from other numbers. The last connection was made on November 23 in the evening.

During it, the consultant, using the application installed the day before, had access to the woman’s phone all the time. During the conversation, an inhabitant of Bochnia logged into the banking application. At some point she noticed that she was in the process of transferring money from her account, the transaction she could not have blocked. The consultant hung up, and attempts by the 72-year-old to contact him indicated that his number was no longer active. Rechecking the account made the woman realize that she had been scammed. Over 130,000 zlotys were transferred from her bank account.

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