Fraudster has obtained data by listening to police communications channels during the control of people undergoing quarantine.

First he obtained data such as names, surnames and residential addresses, he then knocked on the door of these people claiming to be an employee of the Department of Health and Safety. He informed that he had to take a swab for coronavirus testing, in addition, the victim was to fill in the form, providing the PESEL number and the ID number.

Data obtained through the scam can be used to defraud the loan. According to Gazeta Wyborcza, citing data from the Polish Bank Association, a total of 5,100 loan extortion attempts amounting to over PLN 280 million were initiated in 2019.
In the case of this particular scam, the man risked a lot because he was visiting the inhabitants of his own neighborhood.