A 50-year-old woman was robbed of 23,000 lei from her bank account after she gave the card data to persons who presented themselves as employees of a bank. It happened in June, when the victim was called to provide some confidential information, under the pretext of stopping illegal access to the Web Banking application. The group suspected of fraud was traced by the officers of the National Investigation Inspectorate, IPN reports.

As a result of the investigative measures, the officers searched the homes of the group’s members, two men aged 23 and 47. There were found 60 bank cards, nine mobile phones, SIM cards, tablet computers and a laptop. One of the suspects was detained for 72 hours. According to the law, he can be fined up to 67,500 lei or sentenced for a term of one to five years.

In this connection, the law enforcement officers recommend the citizens not to provide personal information and bank card data to anyone, not to transmit the bank card to third parties and not to allow foreigners to photograph or copy the card data, and, in case of frau, to immediately inform the police and the issuing bank.