Polish branch of the BNP Paribas bank warns of a site impersonating their own website. The fraudsters have created a logotype that resembles bank’s official ones, and the name of the website suggests that it is associated with the BNP Paribas Bank.

In the statement bank explains that it has no association with paribagroup.com platform. The fraudsters have used bank’s image to extort money. On the site one could find offers related to currency exchange, high-risk investments, as well as an option to setup a dedicated account, where victims were to transfer their savings. Cybercriminals promised high profits, asked for scan of ID’s and installed an application that allowed them to take control of the device.

In the statement issued by the bank we can also read that the obtained scans of ID’s could be used to extort loans at banks and other financial institutions.

The bank has taken action to block the fraudulent website. At the moment while entering the paribagroup.com website, users can read a message saying that the company was attacked by hackers, unfair competition and that specialists are working on resuming the service. Fraudsters also ensure that their clients’ funds are secure.

BNP Paribas Bank calls for people who trusted the fraudsters to immediately report the case to the law enforcement officials.