The police report that fraudsters have haunted citizens on the phone again in the northern district.
An 18-year-old from Valley paid dearly for this knowledge: She was cheated for 8,000 euros.
A woman from Weyarn (76) got off better.
Valley / Weyarn
- As the police reported, the 18-year-old received a call from alleged Microsoft support at around 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Two men worked on the Valley student for two hours.
In the course of the phone call, she not only released personal data, but even her online banking access.
Telephone fraudsters deduct 8,000 euros
The alleged support staff also let the young woman from Valley download an app.
The 18-year-old had to pay dearly for the realization that it was a fraudster: after the call, around 8,000 euros were debited from her current account.
In the case of a woman from Weyarn, on the other hand, fraudsters bit on granite.
A woman posed as her granddaughter on the phone around 10:45 a.m. on Thursday.
The 76-year-old did not fall for the skillful conversation, hung up and informed the police.
Police appeal: Remain suspicious
The appeals further to be suspicious on the phone and not to reveal any personal circumstances or sensitive data such as PINs, TANs, passwords or credit card numbers, to not carry out any installations or downloads and, if necessary, to interrupt the Internet connection.
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