Beware of fraudsters – then as now: Duo reports on old, sometimes bizarre cases. It was about the first snowball system, but also current cases.
People of all ages and backgrounds fall for it, handing over cash, jewelry or control of their computers to strangers with the prospect of abnormal profits. “Our aim is always to draw parallels between the old cases and the very current ones – and there are,” said Ludwig Waldinger. He could only urge extreme caution and not to believe any promise of high profits by email, WhatsApp or on the phone.