[HIGHLIGHTS] Telephone fraudsters stole millions of dollars in Bavaria in 2023 - an increase in grandchild trick cases

Telephone fraudsters stole millions of dollars in Bavaria in 2023 - an increase in grandchild trick cases. Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann from the CSU: “The trend is likely to be comparable nationwide” Older people are particularly at risk of becoming victims of telephone fraud, according to the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office.

A joint prevention campaign from March 4th to 8th is being run by the police authorities in Bavarian and Saxony to draw attention to methods used by telephone fraudsters.