Police Headquarters Rheinpfalz
Ludwigshafen (ots)
A 59-year-old from Ludwigshafen received a WhatsApp message on February 19, 2023, supposedly from her son. Bank details were sent to her on the pretext of wanting to buy a new laptop. The 59-year-old was already familiar with the scam and didn’t get involved.
Fraudsters had already tried to deceive the Ludwigshafen resident on February 2nd, 2023. During this first attempt at fraud, she received a text message, also allegedly from her son. Under the pretext that the son has a new number, the 59-year-old was asked to save the number and continue chatting on the WhatsApp platform. Before the scammers could ask for money, she met her son and the scam was exposed.
Follow the police’s tips to protect yourself from phone fraud: -If someone you know calls you on an unknown number, do not save the number automatically. -Ask the person you know at the old number. -Money transfers via WhatsApp and other messengers should always be suspect and checked. -Pay attention to the security settings of the message service you use. -Should you receive such a message, inform your local police station or report the matter via our online watch:
www.polizei.rlp.de/de/onlinewache/.
-Our prevention experts on Tel.: 0621 963-1515 provide information on how best to protect yourself against telephone fraud. Also on the website www.polizei-beratung.de you will find extensive information on this topic.
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Police Headquarters Rheinpfalz
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