17.11.2024 – 13:17
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45128 E.-Südviertel/45239 E.-Fischlaken/45355 E.-Bochold: In the past few days there have been a number of con artists out and about in the city with different scams.
On Friday (November 15th, around 1 p.m.) the police were called to Hohenzollernstrasse in the southern district. A senior citizen was called there by unknown people who pretended to be officers from the criminal investigation department. They were allegedly investigating an urgent case and asked the man to hand over all his cash and credit card. Because the senior citizen didn’t keep any cash at home, the fake police officer who rang the door a short time later only took the credit card. The unknown person is said to have been around 165 cm tall and was dressed in dark clothing and had dark, short hair.
At around 3 p.m., a resident of Alinenhöhe (Fischlaken) reported to the police after falling for fake Amazon employees. Unknown people had called her a short time earlier and informed her that suspicious orders had been placed through her Amazon account. In order to reverse the payments, she should allow the “technical service” remote access to her computer. The woman was then asked to open her access to online banking. After being asked to make several transfers, the woman became suspicious. She ended the phone call and dialed 911.
Yesterday morning (November 16th) a resident of Pookweg in Bochold received a text message from his “daughter”. He allegedly dropped her cell phone into the water. That’s why she’s now calling from her old cell phone, but the microphone on it is broken. She has to make urgent transfers that she cannot do herself because of the damaged smartphone. The man transferred the money, but then he had doubts and called the police.
We strongly recommend that relatives or close people of older people talk to senior citizens and inform them about the various methods used by con artists.
– Be suspicious if strangers call you or show up at your front door. – As a general rule, do not let strangers into your apartment. – Demand ID cards from alleged officials, for example police officers, and if you have the slightest doubt, call the authority from which the alleged official comes. Find the agency’s phone number yourself. Important: During this time, have the visitor wait in front of the locked door. – Never give money to unknown people. The police will never ask you for cash, cards or valuables. – Make sure that people who suddenly call under a new number are really relatives/friends. Contact the people at the familiar number. – Do not reveal details about your financial situation over the phone. Don’t let yourself be put under pressure on the phone. Just hang up. – Never allow strangers to access your computer remotely (e.g. by installing certain software)! End the call immediately. – Under no circumstances give out private data, such as bank account or credit card details or access data to customer accounts (e.g. PayPal).
These brochures summarize all the important information:
https://essen.polizei.nrw/sites/default/files/2018-09/Broschuere_SAEM_36s_web.pdf
https://polizei.nrw/sites/default/files/2020-04/228-BR-Im-Alter-sicher-leben%20%28003%29.pdf
https://polizei.nrw/sites/default/files/2020-04/229-BR-Gut-beraten-im-hohen-Alter%20%28002%29.pdf
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