Tölz police arrest scammers in post office
Created: 01/27/2022, 13:00
By: Veronika Ahn-Tauchnitz
The police arrested the perpetrator when picking up the package.
© Martin Schutt / dpa
The Tölz police managed to arrest a fraudster.
The 22-year-old had previously obtained data for an order on the Internet.
Lenggries - According to the officials, the following had happened.
A 54-year-old Lenggrieser discovered that unknown perpetrators had somehow gotten his email address and mobile phone number.
They had misused both to place an order for goods with billing on the Internet.
Perpetrator is arrested in the post office
The man had already contacted the companies concerned and stopped the order.
According to preliminary investigations by the officers, the perpetrator was arrested while picking up the package at the post office.
The arrested person is a 22-year-old man residing in Germany.
The man is being investigated for various crimes
Lenggrieser suffered no financial loss due to his quick action.
The perpetrator is being investigated for various crimes, including fraud.
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