In Hagen, two trick thieves cheated and stole from an almost hundred-year-old man.
The two strangers pretended to be roofers on Monday afternoon and stole cash from the 98-year-old man "in the four-digit range," as the police announced on Tuesday.
Hagen - The pensioner had previously swept leaves in front of his house in the Hohenlimburg district, then the two strangers came and claimed to have recognized damaged roof tiles on the roof of his house.
They offered to repair the damage.
The 98-year-old then gave one of the men cash in the mid three-digit range.
The perpetrators drove away on the pretext of having to fetch more material.
Shortly afterwards, the retiree noticed that his wallet was missing more cash in the low four-digit range.
dpa