The older persons have been the target of swindlers more often. The General Police Inspectorate said that the swindlers go to the victim’s domicile under a false identity and, by abuse of trust, obtain the person’s personal data, copies of the identity card and the signature. The obtained data are later used by swindlers to manipulate the victim, IPN reports.

On the pretext of a false attempt to illegally use the victim’s bank card, the swindlers, who pose as representatives of bank security, obtain access to the card account from where they later extract the available funds.

The police warn the persons not to reveal personal data to third persons or unknown persons, not to dictate the digits from bank cards and not to tell the codes received by SMS messages.