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Police Eschwege
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A 62-year-old man from Eschwege fell victim to scammers late Wednesday evening. The man had been contacted via the WhatsApp messenger service, but initially had no suspicions. Later, as part of the chat traffic, he had doubts about the sender of the messages, but by then the man had already transferred a 4-digit amount to the scammers. The police are therefore warning of the scam with messenger services and are giving appropriate tips.
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Yesterday evening, the 62-year-old initially received a written message via an unknown mobile phone number, in which the sender identified himself as the man’s son. His actual mobile phone was defective due to water damage, so that he had to use another number for a short time, was the explanation given by the sender regarding the strange number. In further chat traffic, the sender then asked the 62-year-old to pay a bill for various electronic items for him, which totaled around 4,700 euros. Still assuming that the son was actually the originator of the news, the 62-year-old took action and finally made the transfer using the bank details sent.
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As a result, the scammers contacted their victim again, asking them to transfer a similarly large bill. Now the man had doubts, especially because the sender used an impersonal form of address, which made the man suspicious. Ultimately, it actually turned out that the real son of the 62-year-old was not behind the news, but that scammers had been at work here.
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>Procedure
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The perpetrators’ approach is similar to that of the grandchildren’s trick using messenger services. In a first text message, you introduce yourself as a close relative (usually a son or daughter) and explain that you have a new cell phone number because the old cell phone is broken. This is usually followed by a story about a financial emergency, with the amounts requested usually being in the four-digit range. In contrast to the grandchild trick, the money is not picked up by a stranger, but transferred.
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>Tips from the police
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-If people you know contact you on an unknown number, do not save the number automatically
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-Ask the people you know (daughter/son) on the old known number
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– Always be wary of money claims, whether by post, email, phone or messenger services
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-Pay attention to the security settings of your intelligence services
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-Inform your (elderly) relatives about the scam
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Police Headquarters Werra-Meißner-Press Office-; PHK Först
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Questions please contact:
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Police Headquarters North Hesse Police Directorate Werra-Meißner Niederhoner Str. 44 37269 Eschwege Press Office Telephone: 05651/925-123 Email: [email protected]
Original content by: Police Eschwege
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