Youtuber – fraudster prepared his victim for two months. He extorted 200 thousand PLN
The dream of living in Albania ended with a costly lesson for a resident of Siedlce. The man lost 200 thousand PLN and probably also trust in intermediaries.
The 54-year-old from Siedlce wanted to buy a flat in Albania. To this end, he contacted local real estate agencies. One of the agents sent him a link to a YouTube channel where the author talked about life in Albania and offered his help. This gained the trust of the buyer, who decided to contact him.
A Pole wanted an apartment in Tirana. He came across a fraudster
The Pole contacted the author of the recordings and arranged a meeting in Albania. Together they viewed several properties and signed a power of attorney for the purchase of the property at a local notary. The document was written in English and Albanian. The 54-year-old also gave 1,960 euros as a down payment for the purchase of the apartment.
Commissioner Ewelina Radomyska from the Siedlce police reported further that the Pole returned to the country, and his Albanian assistant communicated with him via an internet chat application. After some time, he recorded a film inside one of the apartments and sent an offer for 49 thousand euros. He emphasized that the price was attractive because the owner was in a hurry to sell.
Pole defrauded in Albania of PLN 200,000
The Siedlce resident transferred the agreed amount to the broker’s account. A moment later, however, he began to have doubts when the broker told him that the money had not yet been transferred. So he blocked the funds. Only after persuasion did the 54-year-old remove the block and agree that the broker would return the money to him himself, and the Pole would complete the purchase of the apartment for cash.
The men arranged to meet on September 16 at a bank branch in Warsaw. Of course, the broker never showed up at the given time and place. There was no further contact with him. Both the messenger and the phone were silent.
The 54-year-old man realized that he had fallen victim to a very patient fraudster who had been working on his victim for 2 months. In total, the Siedlce resident lost almost PLN 210,000.
