Fall 1:
On Monday, January 30th, 2023, around 10:00 a.m., a 57-year-old woman residing in Munich received a call from a male person posing as her son. During the conversation, a female voice, posing as a police officer, confirmed that the son had caused a fatal traffic accident.
In the course of the phone call, there were demands for cash for a necessary deposit of several thousand euros. The 57-year-old withdrew several thousand euros and took gold bars worth several thousand euros from her safe deposit box. A third male person picked up money and gold on the same day at around 12:30 p.m. in front of the 57-year-old’s front door. The entire financial loss amounts to more than ten thousand euros.
The AG Phenomena took over the further investigations in this case.
The pickup is described as follows:
Male, around 30 years old, around 1.70 m tall, spoke Polish, short hair, dressed in a blue jacket and jeans
call for witnesses:
Who made observations in the area of Eduard-Spranger-Straße, Weitlstraße, Rainfarnstraße (Hasenbergl) during the specified period that could be related to this incident?
Anyone who can provide relevant information is asked to contact Munich Police Headquarters, Criminal Division 3, AG Phenomena, Tel. 089/2910-0, or any other police station.
Fall 2:
On Monday 01/30/2023 at around 1:30 p.m., a caller posing as a police officer contacted an 80-year-old man to say that his daughter had caused a fatal traffic accident and had been arrested as a result.
In order to avert a prison sentence, the 80-year-old now has to post bail. The 80-year-old stated that he had no more than a few hundred euros in cash in the apartment. Therefore, he was instructed by the caller to collect jewelry and other valuables.
The 80-year-old was then ordered to his apartment, where he handed over the valuables worth more than twenty thousand euros to Mr. Kowalski, who would collect them. The unknown man fled the scene of the crime in an unknown direction with the loot.
The 80-year-old was then instructed to go to his house bank to get more cash. The bank clerk noticed the caller’s actions, which is why no further cash was handed over.
Immediately initiated search measures after notifying the police were without the desired success.
The AG Phenomena of Criminal Division 3 has also taken over the further investigations.
The pickup is described as follows:
Male, about 25 years old, about 1.85 m tall, strong, Mediterranean type, wearing a dark blue anorak, dark pants, dark blue knitted hat
call for witnesses:
Who made observations in the area of Bahnhofstrasse, Gartenstrasse, Sauerlacher Strasse (Oberhaching) that could be related to this incident during the specified period?
Anyone who can provide relevant information is asked to contact Munich Police Headquarters, Criminal Division 3, AG Phenomena, Tel. 089/2910-0, or any other police station.
Note from your Munich police:
False police or detective officers and other alleged officials (e.g. judges, public prosecutors, etc.) often use the trick that a family member or relative has caused a serious accident and is now to avoid imprisonment or other detention bail is due.
Please make sure by calling the police emergency number 110 yourself whether it could actually be a real call. If you call the police emergency number 110, please make sure that a previous call was definitely ended by hanging up the handset or by pressing a mobile phone button.
This notice also applies to scams of a similar nature. If you receive calls from people who appear to be from other authorities, make an independent call to that authority or to the police emergency number 110 to make sure that the caller really called you on their behalf.
Important tips against fraud by fake police officers:
- In all cases, consult your family/relatives by telephone.
- Do not give out any details about your financial circumstances over the phone.
- The police or similar officials will never ask you to hand over money or other valuables.
- Don’t let strangers into your home.
- Don’t let yourself be pressured
- never give money to strangers and never leave valuables in front of the door to be picked up.
