A village in the Žilina district lost more than €77,000 in a fraudulent scheme on Friday. Unknown perpetrators contacted the village representative through several phone numbers and the Signal communication app. teraz.sk ↗
According to findings so far, the fraudsters posed as police officers. They subsequently obtained remote access to the municipal office's computer from the village representative. Using this access, they allegedly carried out unauthorized banking transactions. myzilina.sme.sk ↗
Police are investigating the case as fraud. The identity of the perpetrators, as well as the exact method by which they convinced the village representative to grant access to the computer, has not yet been disclosed. It is likewise unknown whether any part of the stolen money has been recovered. zilinak.sk ↗
The incident highlights the risks of communicating with unknown individuals who pose as members of security forces and request remote access to a computer or sensitive data. The investigation is expected to clarify the circumstances of the attack and identify the persons responsible for the damage.
Fraudsters swindled a village near Žilina out of more than €77,000
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Falošní policajti pripravili obec pri Žiline o viac ako 77-tisíc eur
zilinak.sk
| 12:30 19.09.
Podvodníci sa vydávali za policajtov: Obec pripravili o vyše 77-tisíc eur
pluska.sk
| 11:55 19.09.
Podvodníci pripravili obec v okrese Žilina o viac ako 77.000 eur
teraz.sk
| 11:00 19.09.
Podvodníci okradli obec v okrese Žilina o desiatky tisíc eur. Vydávali za policajtov
myzilina.sme.sk
| 10:33 19.09.
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