Shock call: Bank employee thwarts attempted fraud
Created: 07/07/2022, 12:00 p.m
By: Thomas Steinhardt
Police warn of phone scams
© dpa
A bank employee foiled a fraud attempt.
It was about 50,000 euros.
Fürstenfeldbruck - On Tuesday morning, a 61-year-old from the district of Fürstenfeldbruck was contacted by telephone by an unknown suspect.
The scammer explained that the man's daughter had caused a traffic accident and now had to pay 100,000 euros bail to the public prosecutor's office.
The worried 61-year-old then took gold worth around 50,000 euros from his bank's safe deposit box, according to the police.
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When he was already on his way to Augsburg for the handover, an attentive bank employee called him and informed him that his daughter was fine and that he had been the victim of an attempt at fraud, according to the police.
Through courageous intervention, damage could be avoided.
After it became known, the specialist department of the Fürstenfeldbruck criminal police took over the investigation.
In order not to become a victim of such a scam, the police give the following tips:
1) Healthy distrust is not impolite!
2) The caller puts pressure on you?
That's part of the scam.
Just hang up.
3) The real police will never ask you for any fortune to conduct investigations!
4) Relatives request immediate financial help?
Be suspicious!
5) Never give money or jewelry to strangers!
6) If a caller is asking for money or other valuables: Discuss this with family members or others close to you.
You can find more current news from the district of Fürstenfeldbruck at Merkur.de/Fürstenfeldbruck.
