Fraudsters pretend to be employees of the Ministry of Development and try to extort money and personal data using the Polish Tourist Voucher.

According to the police and the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), fraudsters call with an offer of a few days’ stay in good hotel, as a part of the “special offer for a vacation voucher”, the victim is to have 3 days of stay for free, for the extra 4 days an additional payment of several hundred zlotys should be made. Fraudsters also try to obtain information about the victim’s personal data. For verification, they ask for PESEL and ID card numbers.

ZUS reminds that the official travel voucher is only available in an electronic version and can only be activated on the ZUS Electronic Services Platform.