05/01/2024, 11:30
Kristina Kurchab-Redlich is the author of books and reports about Russia (photo: press materials of the publishing house Foksal Group)
Krystyna Kurczab-Redlich, a long-time Polish media correspondent in Russia and author of books and reports about the country, had her entire savings stolen by cybercriminals from the East. Mateusz Lachowski from the Polish TV program “19.30” together with other journalists organized a collection on Patronite.pl crowdfunding website.
Between Christmas and New Year, Kristina Kurchab-Redlich received a phone call from a man with an oriental accent. “He was terribly misled by a team of con men – each with an oriental accent. They call, deceive people, use extremely professional psychological and sales methods to attract people, understand the phone and the content hidden under every icon. such accounts. Banking or social media,” he describes the case on Facebook Pavel Sito, host of the program “Sito asks” on the YouTube platform Reset Obywatelski.
Journalist victim of cyber crimes
Kristina Kurchab-Redlich was allegedly a cyber victimcriminals, who pretend to be, for example, a bank employee or even a police officer, manipulate their victims and convince them to download an application on their phone, thanks to which they gain access to, among other things, bank accounts and social media accounts. Then they make transfersmoney on other accounts. For the bank, it is as if he is the owner of the account He delivered money. “Except that in my case, the same bank as the reporters, PKO BP, immediately called me to ask if I authorize the transfer, and in the situation described here, the control system missed that PLN 20,000 was withdrawn from one account every few minutes.” – Pavel Sito describes. A total of PLN 160,000 was stolen from the journalist. zloty.
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The reporter's friends were worried when a note appeared on his Facebook: “I thought about my life for a long time today and realized that it has no meaning. I'm going to kill myself. Thank you all, my dears, I love you…” It was quickly revealed that its authors were cybercriminals who also took control of the reporter's social media accounts.
“I'm still in shock. There are three reasons: 1. Fraudsters deleted my account; 2; They posted on Facebook that I wanted to kill myself; 3. So many people rushed to help me. The suicide message was followed by a request allegedly sent to me to pay 500 PLN to the account specified by these bastards. This request was supported by another post on Facebook: “It's me… I was cheated out of all my savings…”. Well, I think the real “I” wouldn't use Russian syntax even in a “state of lightness,” he explained. Kurchab-Redlich.
The collection will last for a total of 56 days
Pavel Sito describes that he contacted Mateusz Lachowski, until recently a correspondent of Polsat from Ukraine, and now a journalist of the TVP program “19.30”. They decided to help the reporter by organizing a collection for him on Patronite.pl. “She suffered a blow late last year when her husband, journalist Jerzy Redlich, died after a serious illness. We, a group of people fascinated by his work, his wonderful attitude, courage and personality, are organizing this collection so that the exact amount stolen by the thieves – PLN 160,000 – will be returned to him – the organizers of the collection write on the crowdfunding website.
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Journalists who know Christina Kurchab-Redlich Support the collection on their social media. “I remember that his apartment in Moscow was always full of people. He hid entire families fleeing from war and repression in small rooms. It was like him – he took everything with a smile. He is always ready to share with you his address, phone number, warm words and a cold fifty,” writes “Politika” journalist Pavel Rezka on Facebook. He added: “He had the worst correspondents I've ever known. The Russian authorities hated him. All received accreditation within a year. Krishka in half, in three months, in a month…”
The collection will last for a total of 56 days. On the first day, until 16, more than 30,000 PLN were paid. zloty. Any overpayment will be transferred to the Ukraine Relief Fund.
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(MAK, 05/01/2024)
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