Polish · Oszustwo / zgłoszenie
You report fraud: what to say in Polish
You report that you were the victim of fraud.
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How it's done. In case of fraud (oszustwo) block your card, keep emails and screenshots, file a report with the police or online; the sooner, the better the chance of getting money back.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Dzień dobry, padłem ofiarą oszustwa. Przelałem pieniądze.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, PAH-dvem oh-FYAH-rom oh-SHOOST-fuh. Psheh-LAH-vem pyeh-NYOHND-zeh.
Good day, I fell victim to fraud. I transferred money.
Or say:Dzień dobry, chciałbym zgłosić oszustwo internetowe.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim ZGWOH-seetsy oh-SHOOST-foh een-tehr-neh-TOH-veh.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Przykro mi. Ile pieniędzy to było?PSHIH-kroh mee. EE-leh pyeh-NYAYND-zih toh BIH-voh?
I'm sorry. How much money was it?
They might also say:
To przykre. Jak do tego doszło?
Toh PSHIH-kreh. Yahk doh TEH-goh DOSH-voh?
That's unfortunate. How did it come about?
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YOU FINISH
Kupiłem coś w internecie i przelałem pieniądze, ale nic nie dostałem.
Koo-PEE-vem tsosy v een-tehr-NEH-tsyeh ee psheh-LAH-vem pyeh-NYOHND-zeh, AH-leh neets nyeh dos-TAH-vem.
I bought something on the internet and transferred money but received nothing.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Przyjmiemy zawiadomienie. Proszę przynieść wszystkie wiadomości i potwierdzenia.Pshihy-MYEH-mih zuh-vyuh-doh-MYEH-nyeh. PROH-sheh PSHIH-nyehsytsy FSHIST-kyeh vyuh-doh-MOSY-tsee ee pot-fyehrd-ZEH-nyuh.
We'll take the report. Please bring all messages and confirmations.
Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
padłem
PAH-dvem
verb
I fell
ofiarą
oh-FYAH-rom
noun
victim (instrumental)
oszustwa
oh-SHOOST-fuh
noun
fraud (genitive)
Przelałem
Psheh-LAH-vem
verb
I transferred
pieniądze
pyeh-NYOHND-zeh
noun
money
Przykro
PSHIH-kroh
adverb
sorry
pieniędzy
pyeh-NYAYND-zih
noun
money (genitive)
All the words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Proszę powtórzyć.
PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy.
Please repeat that.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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