Two Men Arrested in Bern for Attempted Telephone Scam

On Friday, an elderly woman reported to the Bern cantonal police a suspicious phone call she had just received. The caller pretended to be a bank employee and then reported fraud.

As the conversation continued, the caller explained that she, too, had become a victim of fraud. Now she should withdraw as much money as possible.

In the course of the immediately initiated measures, two men were stopped. They wanted to pick up the cash at the woman’s domicile in Bern.

The two men are in custody. Further investigations are under way under the direction of the cantonal public prosecutor’s office for economic crimes.

In particular, other people involved and whether the men are connected to other similar cases are being investigated.

For several weeks, the cantonal police in Bern have been reporting an accumulation of reports in connection with fraudulent telephone calls.

The wave of telephone scams is continuing, which is why caution is still being called for.