Hungarian police powerless against online scammers? 64-year-old Hungarian woman lost all her savings
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This story concerning online scammers is not unique: many people, usually elderly and easily influenced, who are unaware of the specifics of a particular investment, are targeted. These individuals often have some savings they hope to grow for the benefit of their children or grandchildren. However, it always turns out that the promised investment is inaccessible, and they are pressured to pour in more and more money. In the case of a 64-year-old woman, online scammers managed to extract around 120 million forints, yet the investigation has made little progress after a year and a half.
Elderly, trusting Hungarians falling victim to online scammers in our country
A frightening case was recently reported by Blikk, which detailed the story of Ilona—an account far from isolated—who became the victim of an exceptionally cruel and high-value online scam. While she is desperately trying to recover her money, the police appear powerless against a company registered on a small Pacific island, Webinar Universe. Despite numerous exposés about this company, their website remains fully operational, and the “investments” they offer are easily accessible to anyone.
Ilona first encountered them four years ago and thought it was a good idea to start with small investments, which essentially bought her online lessons, though she believed she was purchasing cryptocurrency. The amounts she invested steadily increased as she kept getting calls offering sensational “bombshell investments,” which she accepted in the hope of growing money for her children and grandchildren. The scammers promised her an astonishing quadruple return, which she believed.
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Although her family continuously warned her that she should stop and that what she was being told wasn’t realistic in the slightest, Ilona carried on. She transferred increasing amounts of money abroad to foreign bank accounts and paid cash by post, supposedly for plastic cards, tablets, and investments.
The police got nowhere
The trouble began when she wanted to withdraw some money. The “investors” told her she needed to send even more money if she wanted to access her funds or that she couldn’t withdraw anything because the deadline had supposedly “expired.” According to her family, Ilona knew nothing about this business and still doesn’t, but she invested her entire savings, including her retirement nest egg, the value of houses, and holiday homes.
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