In mid-June, Central Bureau of Cybercrime officials detained a Nigerian citizen, suspected of directing an global organized crime group in Warsaw.
This group specialized in BEC (Business Email Compromise) fraud and in “American soldier” extortion. These activities consisted in organising bank accounts to receive funds from crimes and then transferring them to subsequent accounts. On the basis of the evidence gathered, the court applied a provisional arrest to the fishy for a period of 3 months.
The “American soldier” method was to make contact with victims utilizing false identities specified as an American soldier or a doctor working on peace missions. The perpetrators built strong emotional ties with the victims, leading to money transfers. In turn, BEC fraud consisted in taking over email correspondence between economical operators from different countries and converting the bank account on invoices. As a result, the financial losses of the victims were not little than PLN 1 million 175 thousand.
So far, 4 another members of this group have been detained as part of the investigation, including Nigerian citizens who are in custody. 16 mobile phones, 2 laptops, respective twelve SIM cards, ATM cards, bank documentation and cash were secured during the operation. The case is inactive developing, and investigators proceed to find the remaining members of the group and the subsequent victims.
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