Group of Phone Scammers Arrested in Poland. Belarusians Among Them
13 people arrested.
Polish law enforcement officers have arrested 13 people involved in phone fraud and money laundering. Among them are citizens of Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus, writes Most.
According to the Lower Silesian Customs and Tax Service, the group, which included the detainees, created a fake call center and extorted money using a common scheme. Group members called various people, introduced themselves as bank employees, and told clients about the threat of their accounts being hacked. The fraudsters offered to immediately transfer money to a supposed technical account to protect it. In reality, the accounts were controlled by the criminals themselves.
To legalize the obtained money, the accused used accounts registered to straw persons, as well as to companies that engaged in money laundering under the guise of economic activity. The money was then transferred to foreign accounts or exchanged for cryptocurrency. The group used a network of crypto exchanges.
Operatives confiscated 2.6 million zlotys (615 thousand euros) obtained from criminal activities.
The suspects were located in various regions of Poland. Arrests took place in the Lower Silesian, Greater Poland, Masovian, Lesser Poland, Silesian, and Pomeranian voivodeships. Law enforcement does not rule out that other individuals involved in the case will also be arrested.
Ten of the accused have been placed under arrest. For participation in an organized criminal group and numerous instances of fraud and extortion, they face up to 15 years of imprisonment.
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