GAZ-SYSTEM is not selling any shares or interests! Beware of fraudsters – don't let them fool you!
Warning! Fraudsters illegally use GAZ-SYSTEM's logos and references to various investment projects, often including the name Baltic Pipe, to offer the company's shares for sale online. This is a new, deceptive method to obtain money or personal data by fraud.
Find out how to verify such investment advertisements to protect yourself from losing the money often saved throughout your life.
Offers published by fraudsters look like genuine business proposals. Unfortunately, the actual objective of registration on the supposed ‘investment account’, is to fraudulently obtain money from unconscious individual. One really needs to be vigilant, as fraudsters can convincingly impersonate trustworthy financial institutions, companies or well-known public figures. How do they do it? Criminals use the names of companies or projects and their logos without the consent or knowledge of the owners, referring to the existing websites of such entities. In addition, they illegally use the images of politicians or well-known people who allegedly recommend investing in a given project, most often via Facebook.
This is an attempted fraud!
Recently, there have been many fake investment offers posted online, pretending to be official GAZ-SYSTEM announcements. Unfortunately, fraudsters are relying on Poles' trust in this reputable state-owned company to illegally obtain money and personal data by fraud from people who intended to benefit from a very attractive online offer promising quick profit. What is the reality? GAZ-SYSTEM does not promote any investment offers nor does it sell company shares or interests. This is a fundamental factor, as any offer of investment in a strategic project, such as the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline or other company ventures, should raise your suspicions. This is an attempted fraud!
Do not be misled by fraudulent advertisements published on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google, and even in emails sent to private e-mail addresses. Many of these advertisements seem to be authentic because they feature actual company's logos, colours and other graphic symbols, but they are only developed by fraudsters who are constantly producing new forms of communication.
Remember! If you have already registered on a fraudulent website, you can still withdraw and protect your savings. It is very easy to recognise fraudsters because fake ‘investment advisors’ call from one-time or unlisted phone numbers that you cannot call back, or they use instant messaging – solely to gain an advantage and control your emotions. It is also important to note that they persuade you to pay money into ordinary bank accounts of individuals who are unaware of participation in such scam. That already should raise your suspicions. The criminals' sole aim is to persuade you to make quick payments of large sums of money that you will never recover.
How do fraudsters operate?
The criminals' modus operandi is well-concocted, but fortunately it is also repetitive. If we understand it, we will be able to protect ourselves from fraud. It usually starts with clicking an advertisement that redirects to a fake website pretending to be an authentic company website. It is very similar to the original, one can spot slight differences, e.g. in the website name. Once you enter the website, you are presented with an attractive investment offer, requesting basic contact details, such as telephone number or email address. After filling in these details, you are contacted by someone pretending to be a company employee, who persuades you to provide detailed personal information. This is usually done using a form that can only be accessed via link sent by email. The next step is manipulation by phone, with the fraudsters persuading you to deposit money or download and install software that is allegedly necessary to open an individual investment account. If you click the link or complete any form or enter any data to the alleged ‘investment account’, spyware is automatically installed on your computer or phone. In this way, criminals can remotely obtain logins and passwords to email and online banking accounts and can control or blackmail their victims. There have been cases where people whose bank accounts have been cleaned out have called GAZ-SYSTEM for information after installing spyware.
Fraudulent offers are usually addressed to older people, but not only. Fraudsters offer quick and guaranteed profits, starting with small deposits to build trust, and then persuading victims to transfer larger and larger sums. Many victims do not realise until the very end that they are interacting with criminals who skilfully gain their trust. As a result, many targets, especially senior citizens, lose their entire life savings.
False consultants also often ask for the individual's identification number, and once they obtain it, they can take out a loan without the victim's knowledge. It is worth remembering that today we can protect ourselves from such scam by restricting access to our PESEL/identification number.
Gullibility and its dire consequences
There are many stories of people being cheated which should serve as a warning to others. Usually, the pattern is similar; people believe that they are investing online in some incredibly profitable offer, for example, in Baltic Pipe project. Following the “investment” of a substantial sum of money, the contact with fraudsters breaks down.
The police regularly report new cases of fraud from various regions of Poland, where senior citizens and other persons lose from a few to several hundred thousand zlotys. In many cases, the financial losses are not only the result of payments made directly to the fraudulent investment account but also ensue the theft of personal data or remote access to the computer or phone without the owner's knowledge.
Make sure you verify offers thoroughly
The police regularly warn against such violations by publishing information about the methods used by fraudsters and urging caution and reporting any suspicious instances. GAZ-SYSTEM has also repeatedly explained that it does not and has never encouraged investment or offered shares on the capital market. The company is wholly owned by the State Treasury and finances its investment projects from other sources than the public market. This means that there is no possibility for private individuals to invest in or purchase GAZ-SYSTEM shares or securities. All false advertisements and offers are produced by fraudsters and are not related with actual operations of the company.
GAZ-SYSTEM spokesperson Iwona Dominiak notes: When it comes to financial matters, consult them with your loved ones or experts at your bank. It is always a good idea to follow the limited trust principle when engaging with online advertisements presenting particularly profitable investments. Always carefully check the source of information before sending your money to anyone. And remember that GAZ-SYSTEM does not sell any shares or stock whatsoever. As an entity whose image is used without authorisation, our company has already reported such instances to law enforcement authorities and taken legal action in this matter.
In the event of receipt of any suspected commercial offers please contact us via email at: rzecznik@gaz-system.pl. You can ask questions and thus verify the credibility of Internet publications about GAZ-SYSTEM.
The reliable source of information on GAZ-SYSTEM's activities and the Baltic Pipe project is available on the company's official communication channels:
How to avoid being tricked by fraudsters?
There are some key tried-and-tested safety rules that are worth following when investing money:
This is an attempted fraud!
Recently, there have been many fake investment offers posted online, pretending to be official GAZ-SYSTEM announcements. Unfortunately, fraudsters are relying on Poles' trust in this reputable state-owned company to illegally obtain money and personal data by fraud from people who intended to benefit from a very attractive online offer promising quick profit. What is the reality? GAZ-SYSTEM does not promote any investment offers nor does it sell company shares or interests. This is a fundamental factor, as any offer of investment in a strategic project, such as the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline or other company ventures, should raise your suspicions. This is an attempted fraud!
Do not be misled by fraudulent advertisements published on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google, and even in emails sent to private e-mail addresses. Many of these advertisements seem to be authentic because they feature actual company's logos, colours and other graphic symbols, but they are only developed by fraudsters who are constantly producing new forms of communication.
Remember! If you have already registered on a fraudulent website, you can still withdraw and protect your savings. It is very easy to recognise fraudsters because fake ‘investment advisors’ call from one-time or unlisted phone numbers that you cannot call back, or they use instant messaging – solely to gain an advantage and control your emotions. It is also important to note that they persuade you to pay money into ordinary bank accounts of individuals who are unaware of participation in such scam. That already should raise your suspicions. The criminals' sole aim is to persuade you to make quick payments of large sums of money that you will never recover.
How do fraudsters operate?
The criminals' modus operandi is well-concocted, but fortunately it is also repetitive. If we understand it, we will be able to protect ourselves from fraud. It usually starts with clicking an advertisement that redirects to a fake website pretending to be an authentic company website. It is very similar to the original, one can spot slight differences, e.g. in the website name. Once you enter the website, you are presented with an attractive investment offer, requesting basic contact details, such as telephone number or email address. After filling in these details, you are contacted by someone pretending to be a company employee, who persuades you to provide detailed personal information. This is usually done using a form that can only be accessed via link sent by email. The next step is manipulation by phone, with the fraudsters persuading you to deposit money or download and install software that is allegedly necessary to open an individual investment account. If you click the link or complete any form or enter any data to the alleged ‘investment account’, spyware is automatically installed on your computer or phone. In this way, criminals can remotely obtain logins and passwords to email and online banking accounts and can control or blackmail their victims. There have been cases where people whose bank accounts have been cleaned out have called GAZ-SYSTEM for information after installing spyware.
Fraudulent offers are usually addressed to older people, but not only. Fraudsters offer quick and guaranteed profits, starting with small deposits to build trust, and then persuading victims to transfer larger and larger sums. Many victims do not realise until the very end that they are interacting with criminals who skilfully gain their trust. As a result, many targets, especially senior citizens, lose their entire life savings.
False consultants also often ask for the individual's identification number, and once they obtain it, they can take out a loan without the victim's knowledge. It is worth remembering that today we can protect ourselves from such scam by restricting access to our PESEL/identification number.
Gullibility and its dire consequences
There are many stories of people being cheated which should serve as a warning to others. Usually, the pattern is similar; people believe that they are investing online in some incredibly profitable offer, for example, in Baltic Pipe project. Following the “investment” of a substantial sum of money, the contact with fraudsters breaks down.
The police regularly report new cases of fraud from various regions of Poland, where senior citizens and other persons lose from a few to several hundred thousand zlotys. In many cases, the financial losses are not only the result of payments made directly to the fraudulent investment account but also ensue the theft of personal data or remote access to the computer or phone without the owner's knowledge.
Make sure you verify offers thoroughly
The police regularly warn against such violations by publishing information about the methods used by fraudsters and urging caution and reporting any suspicious instances. GAZ-SYSTEM has also repeatedly explained that it does not and has never encouraged investment or offered shares on the capital market. The company is wholly owned by the State Treasury and finances its investment projects from other sources than the public market. This means that there is no possibility for private individuals to invest in or purchase GAZ-SYSTEM shares or securities. All false advertisements and offers are produced by fraudsters and are not related with actual operations of the company.
GAZ-SYSTEM spokesperson Iwona Dominiak notes: When it comes to financial matters, consult them with your loved ones or experts at your bank. It is always a good idea to follow the limited trust principle when engaging with online advertisements presenting particularly profitable investments. Always carefully check the source of information before sending your money to anyone. And remember that GAZ-SYSTEM does not sell any shares or stock whatsoever. As an entity whose image is used without authorisation, our company has already reported such instances to law enforcement authorities and taken legal action in this matter.
In the event of receipt of any suspected commercial offers please contact us via email at: rzecznik@gaz-system.pl. You can ask questions and thus verify the credibility of Internet publications about GAZ-SYSTEM.
The reliable source of information on GAZ-SYSTEM's activities and the Baltic Pipe project is available on the company's official communication channels:
How to avoid being tricked by fraudsters?
There are some key tried-and-tested safety rules that are worth following when investing money:
- Check each and every investment offer, especially those found on the Internet, with trusted individuals or experts, for example at your bank. Bank consultants can verify whether a given investment offer is reliable and whether it is indeed offered on the financial market.
- Never install any software or applications received via links sent by email or instant messaging, especially if they come from strangers or suspicious sources. Such software may allow fraudsters to access your computer and bank accounts.
- Do not share with anyone your login details or personal information, such as your identification or insurance number.
- Do not get tempted by any limited offers of ‘quick investment’ and do not make financial decisions driven by emotions.
- If you suspect a fraud, report it immediately to your bank and the police.
