KPP in Ełk indicates that the most commonly used method is the so-called grandchild scam, a police officer or an officer of other services. Criminals contact by phone, they pretend to be police officers or prosecutors. As a rule, they say that Someone close to you has caused an accident and you have to pay compensation or a deposit.

Scammers have no scruples, they are ruthless and prey on the trust and good heart of their victims.

District Police Headquarters in Ełk asks you to remember that real police officers and representatives of other services they never ask for money to be given to them and do not come to the housing.

When Someone receives a similar phone call The police advise you to stop the call as soon as possible phone call and hang up. It's an effective way not to give up manipulate.

Command The District Police in Ełk and the town hall encourage you to talk about such criminal methods with our parents, grandparents, neighbors, in order to protect them from losing money and a painful experience. Knowledge and awareness criminal techniques can protect us or our families from losing our savings life.

Already in 2018, as part of the "Safe Ełk" campaign initiated by the Mayor of Ełk, The Ełk City Hall has prepared an educational film aimed at increasing the public awareness of the risks and creating safe attitudes. We encourage you to watch the spot together with your family members, in particular elderly people, who are most often victims of fraud.

Film To watch on: https://www.elk.pl/aktualnosci-wpis/3079/nie-daj-sie-zrobic-na-wnuczka

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2210912815793273&ref=sharing

https://elk.policja.gov.pl/o05/aktualnosci/118332,Seniorka-stracila-ponad-35-tys-zlotych-po-telefoni...

https://elk.policja.gov.pl/o05/aktualnosci/118073,KPP-Elk-Uwaga-Oszustwo-na-policjanta-i-wypadek.htm...