Nearly 3,00 attempts to defraud PLN 53 million through stolen identity in 2022
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In the first quarter of 2023, 2,888 fraudulent attempts to obtain loans with stolen documents worth a total of PLN 53.3 million were reported, nearly 20% higher than in 2022, according to the latest report from the Polish Bank Association.
The Central Database of the Restricted Documents System, which is used to confirm identity, contained 2,333,750 documents at the end of March, an increase of 35,396 documents in the first quarter of 2023, and on average, 385 documents were added to the database daily.
The majority of these attempts were in the Lower Silesian, Silesian, and Mazovian voivodeships. The Document Restriction System is a nationwide database operated by the Polish Bank Association.
Source: inwestycje.pl
