They pretend to be police officers and ask older people to transfer money to them.
Con artists have struck in Gilching, among others.
Gilching - The scam is so old and yet - sad as it is - apparently still effective.
As is so often the case in the past, con artists who falsely pretended to be police officers on the phone stole money and valuables from older people.
The three victims, who, according to the police, come from Landsberg, Erdweg (Dachau district) and Gilching.
handed over cash, jewelry and money to the value of around 360,000 euros to the fraudsters who stated that they needed valuables for a forensic investigation.
A sad story that shouldn't be repeated if the police have their say.
Therefore, the officials call on all district residents, especially those who are already a little older, to generally react suspiciously to such calls.
It is important to remember that the “real police” do not, under any circumstances, demand cash, transfers or valuables from citizens.
You should react cautiously to requests of this kind and, in case of doubt, end the conversation as soon as possible and without passing on personal information.
It is advisable to ask the police - but never with a callback button
It is advisable to call the police yourself afterwards to make sure that the call was really from the police.
However, the callback button should never be used - the risk of ending up with the fraudsters is too high.
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