Man arrested in Poland for harassing victims with fake orders of up to 300 pizzas
A man was arrested in Szczecin for ordering food in the names of his victims, including orders for 300 pizzas and kidnapping threats. He faces up to eight years in prison.
Remand in custody for man who used food orders to harass victims in Poland
Poland's Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) has arrested a man suspected of harassing his victims through fake food delivery orders with cash-on-delivery payment, according to es.euronews.com. The suspect was located and arrested at his own home following a joint investigation with the Investigation Department of Szczecin Municipal Police.
The orders included personal data of the victims that, according to investigators, could only be known by the victims themselves or people in their immediate circle. The affected individuals were unaware that orders had been placed in their names, even in cases where restaurants chose not to prepare them.
Among the orders were threats of particular severity: references to the kidnapping of a minor, to setting fire to a notary's office and to causing traffic accidents. The suspect also used the names and data of public figures from politics and the media, making them appear as recipients of the food.
One of the orders exceeded 37,000 zloty, equivalent to around 8,572 euros. Another included 300 pizzas. The majority of the deliveries were destined for addresses in Szczecin, although incidents were also recorded in Wroclaw, Cracow and Warsaw, where a dozen similar cases were documented. Some restaurants rejected the orders due to their volume and the impossibility of fulfilling them.
During a search of the suspect's home, officers seized electronic devices and data storage media that could have been used to place the fake orders. Based on the evidence gathered, a court ordered two months of remand in custody. The offences charged carry a maximum penalty of eight years imprisonment.
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)