Police officers from the Management Board in Warsaw, under the supervision of the Warsaw-Praga District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw, are conducting an investigation into the operation of a criminal group in the country in 2022-2023, involved in committing a number of financial frauds using the Internet, by running fake online stores, extorting loans for stolen data, fraud on the so-called BLIK, "Nigerian fraud" and laundering of money derived from crimes.
Disrupted criminal group, photo: Central Bureau of Investigation
They ran fake online stores and extorted loans. Great action by the Polish police
Investigators established the pattern of operation of the criminal group, the tools used, and, above all, its members and the roles played in the group. The collected evidence in the case allowed for extensive activities to be carried out, in which over a hundred officers of the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime took part, supported by, among others, by police officers from the Capital Police Headquarters and the Border Guard Headquarters, during which a total of 22 people were detained. Searches were carried out at 24 residential addresses of suspects and business entities. During the activities, nearly 200 pieces of various types of electronic devices were secured in the form of computers, telephones, external storage media, as well as financial documentation as evidence in the case.
A car and funds worth over PLN 60,000 were seized to cover future fines. zloty. Property belonging to the suspects, subject to seizure, with an estimated value of at least PLN 2,000,000 was also identified.
A total of 40 charges were brought against the detained persons, and the District Court for Warsaw – Praga Północ in Warsaw imposed temporary arrest on 11 suspects. In relation to the remaining 11 suspects, the Prosecutor applied preventive measures in the form of police supervision, a ban on leaving the country and property bail.
