The police recently received three charges of fraudulent calls. In one case the perpetrators were successful.
Fraudsters have stolen 8,000 euros from a senior citizen from Tannenberg. Since the end of January, the pensioner had received calls from strangers congratulating her on an alleged profit of 400,000 euros. However, the payment of fees is required for the payout. The woman initially transferred a small amount of money and after further calls – including from an alleged lawyer – several thousand euros for alleged fees twice. When the elderly woman had doubts, she turned to her bank and then to the police.
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A woman from Niederwiesa owes attentive bank employees that no financial damage occurred. The senior received a call on Tuesday. She was informed that she had taken part in a betting subscription. She should transfer outstanding fees of 3000 euros to a foreign bank account in order to complete the cancellation of the alleged subscription. When handing over the transfer form at their bank, the employees noticed the fraud. A transaction abroad was not initiated. Instead, the woman filed a complaint with the police.
In Lugau, a woman had supposedly received a call from the Stuttgart public prosecutor. Because of a debt of several thousand euros from a game of chance, she was allegedly threatened with foreclosure. The elderly woman doubted the accuracy of this request and informed the police. The police warn against such fraudulent calls. (sane)
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