
Ukrainian cyber fraudsters are sending SMS messages on behalf of the Polish police with threats of criminal charges and links to phishing sites, deceiving their compatriots in Poland, a representative of the Warsaw police told RIA Novosti.
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With the influx of Ukrainian citizens to Poland, a fraud scheme has become widespread, when Ukrainian criminals deceive their compatriots by masquerading as representatives of the Polish police.
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The scheme of Ukrainian cyber fraudsters to deceive compatriots on behalf of law enforcement officers is rapidly spreading in Poland.
Ukrainian scammers are sending SMS messages on behalf of the Polish police with threats of criminal charges and links to phishing sites.
WARSAW, September 9 - RIA Novosti. The scheme of Ukrainian cyber fraudsters to deceive their own fellow citizens on behalf of law enforcement officers is rapidly spreading in Poland, a representative of the Warsaw police told RIA Novosti.
“With the influx of Ukrainian citizens to Poland, a rather unique fraud scheme has become widespread, when their Ukrainian compatriots become victims of Ukrainian criminals. That is, Ukrainians deceive Ukrainians,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
He explained that the scammers are masquerading as representatives of the Polish security forces.
“Criminals are sending SMS messages on behalf of the Polish police with threats of “initiated criminal cases and links to phishing sites,” a police spokesman said.
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