Two men arrested for fraud targeting elderly residents
Świętokrzyskie Police have detained two suspects accused of fraud using the "advance-fee" method. Three senior citizens lost a combined total of over 80,000 złoty.
Fraudsters arrested for three months
Świętokrzyskie Police have detained two men on the territory of Warsaw who are suspected of involvement in frauds using the "advance-fee" method — according to swietokrzyska.policja.gov.pl. Both suspects, aged 18 and 21, have been charged with crimes against three senior citizens who lost a combined total of over 80,000 złoty.
The detention was carried out by officers from the Department for Combating Crimes Against Property at the District Police Command in Starachowice, working jointly with officials from the Provincial Police Command in Kielce. The perpetrators exploited fictitious stories about the illness or accident of a close relative in order to persuade the victims to hand over money.
Details of the frauds
The first two incidents took place on 9 November in Starachowice. A 94-year-old woman was defrauded of 25,000 złoty, and an 87-year-old lost 13,000 złoty. The third fraud occurred during the night of 9 to 10 November on the territory of Kielce County, where an 82-year-old woman handed over 43,500 złoty and 360 euros to the perpetrators.
On Friday, the District Court in Starachowice imposed provisional arrest on both men for a period of three months. For fraud, the criminal code provides for a sentence of up to 8 years' imprisonment.
Source: Google News PL — Crime (pl)