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False craftsmen take 90-year-olds by surprise - con artists take cash and jewelry with them

2021-06-04T10:54:02.363Z


Two strangers pretended to be craftsmen in Neubiberg on Wednesday and stole an elderly woman with a trick.


Two strangers pretended to be craftsmen in Neubiberg on Wednesday and stole an elderly woman with a trick.

Neubiberg - With a bad scam, con artists stole a 90-year-old Neubiberg woman. According to the police, two unknown perpetrators rang the doorbell of the elderly woman at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. They pretended to be craftsmen and


wanted to check the power lines in the house. The woman let the supposed craftsmen into her apartment. With one of the two perpetrators she went into the basement, where she was supposed to stay when the perpetrator left this cellar again. After a while she went back to her apartment and found that the two strangers had already left their apartment. Then she noticed that cash and jewelry worth a total of 1,000 euros were missing. The over 90-year-old alerted the police emergency number 110. The commission for trick fraud has taken over the investigation.

Fraud in Neubiberg - police are looking for witnesses

Calling witnesses:

The officers asked people who made observations in the area of ​​Lindenallee, Koboldstrasse and Rotkäppchenstrasse that could be related to this incident to report to the police.

Police headquarters Munich, Kommissariat 65, Tel. 089 / 2910-0,

Warning:

The criminal investigation department urgently warns older people in particular not to let alleged heating fitters, electricity readers or similar persons into the apartment if it is not known that a corresponding consumer reading is scheduled for the property.

Even in the case of alleged cases of damage, such as alleged broken water pipes, you should first ask the property management, the caretaker or the municipal utilities whether the claim is true.

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Source: merkur

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