Be careful, fraud! With this checklist, the police want to protect potential victims from shock callers. The so-called shock calls are a particularly perfidious form of trick fraud.

The perpetrators use psychological tricks to deliberately exploit the fact that the victim is taken by surprise, goes into a state of shock and can no longer think clearly. Pensioners in particular are at risk: Police checklist is intended to protect against telephone fraud. If one or more of the items on the list apply, it could be a shock call.