An 80-year-old German handed over a suspected fraudster to the police in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
In Germany, however, an 80-year-old turned the tables on a scam and promptly handed the perpetrator over to the police. – Christin Klose/dpa-tmn/dpa
The police repeatedly warn of fraud schemes that trick unsuspecting older people into handing over large sums of money – but in Germany, an 80-year-old turned the tables and handed the perpetrator over to the police. The 19-year-old must now answer for suspected fraud in North Rhine-Westphalia, police in Mülheim an der Ruhr announced on Sunday.
According to the report, the 80-year-old received a call on Friday from a man who claimed to be a bank employee and pretended to need his bank card and PIN. The older man saw through the trick and prepared an envelope in front of his front door.
Crime scene in the city center: arrest of the young suspect
When the 19-year-old picked him up and wanted to go to the bus stop, he offered to drive him into town. In the meantime, however, the 80-year-old had already called the police – the officers stopped the vehicle in the city center and arrested the young man.
He has no fixed place of residence. The police have launched an investigation.
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