A senior couple from Nürtingen (Esslingen district) was cheated out of a six-figure sum by a so-called shock caller.
According to the police, a fraudster called the couple on Thursday and pretended to be their son.
He pretended to have a novel virus.
Only a drug that was not yet available in Germany and that he would have to buy abroad for a large amount of money would save him from death.
Nürtingen - The fraudster put the couple under so much pressure that they allowed themselves to be persuaded to hand over their savings to an alleged friend of the alleged son.
Later they had doubts and called the police.
dpa