According to Polish Polsat News on the 22nd local time, the "winter" has dropped to the point, and the Poles' concerns about coal shortage have been targeted by scammers. Recently, several Poles have encountered coal fraud cases: some people paid but did not receive the goods, and some people bought a truck of black stones...
reported that recently, a resident of Zaverche County, Silesian Province booked 3 tons of coal. The other party's staff drove the coal downstairs to her house and unloaded the goods themselves. However, after several rains, the "coal" she bought began to fade, and she realized that what she bought was not fuel, but dyed stones. The local relevant departments are investigating the matter.
Someone also encountered a scam in Tarnovskegure County, less than 50 kilometers from Zaverche County. A 65-year-old man took a fancy to a batch of coal on the Internet. In the country, coal freight is often paid by the buyer and the price is quite high. Therefore, when the other party promised to pack the freight and would ship the goods within 10 days, the man immediately placed an order. As a result, the other party quickly disappeared after receiving the money and could not contact him by phone or email.
Coincidentally, a 32-year-old local woman met a "enthusiastic" netizen on the Internet. The other party claimed to be selling low-priced coal, and the woman was moved. Not only did she book a batch herself, she also convinced her good friends to buy it together, but just the day before the appointment to receive the goods, the other party also lost contact. At present, the two have called the police.
Due to frequent coal-related fraud cases, the local police issued a warning, suggesting that everyone must go through formal channels when purchasing coal.
According to Reuters , Poland is a major coal power generation country in EU . 80% of the electricity comes from coal power generation, and more than 3.8 million households rely on coal heating. But in recent years, coal production has steadily declined with the increase in deeper mining costs. Last year, Poland imported 12 million tons of coal, of which about 8 million tons came from Russia. However, after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the EU imposed a coal embargo on Russia. The domestic coal production in Poland was difficult to meet the people's demand for coal burning in winter, which directly led to an increase in coal prices.
In Haiwum, 40-year-old Tadeush Brechtsky finally bought 9 tons of coal in the coal mine for a week. According to him, a ton of coal mine is 1350 zloty (290 euros, about 1,970 yuan), but a ton of coal near his home costs 2,900 zloty (610 euros, about 4,214 yuan), and the price difference is very large.
American political news website Politico said that due to the excessive number of people queuing in coal mines, it even caused certain political problems. Previously, the Polish government banned coal mines from selling coal directly to ordinary consumers. In order to cope with the upcoming winter, ordinary people have to queue up to buy high-priced coal. Recently, many Poles have gone to Czech to buy coal.
Source: Observer.com
