Pensioners trick fake police officers

Created: 04/22/2022, 13:59

By: Elias Bartl

Telephone scammers stole jewelry and cash worth around 60,000 euros.

When the seniors realized they were being scammed, the gangsters tricked them.

Hamburg – Two pensioners were cheated by fake police officers for money and jewelry worth around 60,000 euros and then tricked the perpetrators and had them arrested.

The alleged police officers had phoned the 81-year-old and his 83-year-old acquaintance as police officers on Tuesday and spoke of indications of an impending break-in in the Hamburg house, as the Hamburg police announced on Friday.

They offered the seniors permission to hand over money and valuables to the police for safekeeping.

The pensioners complied and gave the fraudsters jewelry and cash worth around 60,000 euros.

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Immediately afterwards, however, the man realized that he had been tricked and reported himself to the police.

When the perpetrators asked for money a second time the following day - this time from the bank - the man, under the guidance of the real police, apparently agreed.

During the alleged handover, the handcuffs of three suspects clicked.

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Two men, aged 23 and 17, and the 20-year-old driver of a car were provisionally arrested.

The woman was released due to a lack of grounds for detention, and the men came before a judge who issued arrest warrants against them.

During the subsequent search of their apartments in Bremen and Delmenhorst, the officers found a lot of evidence, including money.

The investigations continued.

Correlations with similar cases are checked.

(DPA/EB)