Six more arrested in Polish investigation into armed network behind online fraud
Łódź regional prosecutors announced six further arrests on 23 October in an investigation into laundering almost two million złoty from online fraud. Five of those arrested are also suspected of membership of an armed international organisation.
The two women and four men are aged 19 to 34. Prosecutors say they were commonly recruited through advertisements offering easy money. They allegedly opened bank accounts for payment and handed account details, cards, passwords and PINs to their handlers. A court remanded three of the newly arrested men in custody.
Investigators say the accounts received proceeds from fake bank employees, fraudulent sales adverts and imitation banking and payment websites. Other members allegedly transferred or withdrew funds using BLIK before converting them into cryptocurrency. The individual laundering allegations against these six involve amounts from 7,500 to 143,000 złoty.
Prosecutors describe a network operating across Poland, including Łódź, between 2024 and 2026. Investigators say members seeking to leave faced violence, including the use of weapons. Forty-nine people had previously faced charges in the same investigation; nineteen suspects across the case were in pretrial custody on 23 October.
