Citizens in Günzburg, Kötz, Leipheim and Bibertal tried unknown fraudsters with various scams to pull the money out of their pockets and were partially successful.
Fraud through sales portal
The 21-year-old from Günzburg offered a hoverboard for 150 euros on a sales portal. A previously unknown perpetrator reported to the injured party as a prospective buyer and pretended to have deposited 200 euros with a shipping and payment service provider for shipping the goods. He demanded 50 euros from the injured party as insurance in the form of PaySafe codes. The injured party passed this on to the perpetrator. When further claims in the amount of 300 euros were received, the injured party reported to the police.
Wrong profit promise by mail
An 80-year-old from Kötz received a letter from Portugal on Friday, November 27th, 2020 about an alleged lottery win. In the letter from the alleged lottery company “Internacionale Lotto Commission”, the injured party should first provide his personal data and bank details in order to receive the prize. Since the 80-year-old had not participated in a competition and the letter was written in extremely bad German, he reported the matter to the police. As a rule, fraudsters try to get sensitive personal data through this scam. Subsequently, sums of money are often requested for alleged expenses and fees for transferring the profit from abroad.
False police officers call Leipheim
A 58-year-old from Leipheim received a call from an alleged police officer on Friday afternoon. He told him that there was a break-in in his neighborhood and two perpetrators were arrested. A list was found among these, on which, among other things, his name was noted. Another perpetrator would be on the run. The man did not believe the caller and reported the matter to the police.
Two cases of fraud: PlayStation 5 ordered and not received
Two people from the Bibertal were victims of the fake shop “www.ps5-vorbestellen.eu”. You ordered a PS5 on the website on November 12th, 2020 in the amount of 499.99 euros and transferred the money in advance to the specified account. After some time, the injured parties discovered that the shop’s website could no longer be accessed. Internet research revealed that it was a fake shop.
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