Tough pensioner from Starnberg lets scammers run up
Created: 09/28/2022, 11:40 am
A pensioner from Starnberg receives a so-called shock call.
Because she recognizes the fraud, she immediately contacts the police.
The culprit can be identified.
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Starnberg- A 71-year-old pensioner from Starnberg receives a so-called shock call and reacts in such an exemplary manner that the perpetrator can be arrested.
As the responsible criminal police in Fürstenfeldbruck explained, there were eight shock calls in their area of responsibility on Tuesday.
The suspects contacted their victims by phone and claimed that the respective daughter had caused a fatal accident and bail costs had now been incurred.
Two cases had special features: An 82-year-old woman from Eichenau in the Fürstenfeldbruck district responded to the fraudsters' claims.
She went to Munich, withdrew a mid-five-digit amount and handed it over to a male person she didn't know in the Munich area.
Pensioner from Söcking suffers no financial damage
The fraud attempt in Starnberg, district of Söcking, went better.
There, the pensioner recognized the attempted fraud and informed the police at the same time as she was on the phone with the suspects.
As a result, a 20-year-old was arrested.
In this case, there was no financial damage.
This is how you can protect yourself against scammers
The police give the following prevention tips: Healthy distrust is not discourtesy!
Is the caller putting pressure on you?
That's part of the scam.
Just hang up.
The real police will never ask you for any fortune to conduct investigations!
Never give money or jewelry to strangers!
If a caller is asking for money or other valuables: Discuss this with family members or others close to you.
Link to the "Put it on" campaign and other prevention information from the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria North: https://www.polizei.bayern.de/schuetzen-und-vorbeugen/senioren/006490/index.html
Link to the police crime prevention of the federal states and the federal government: https://www.polizei-beratung.de/themen-und-tipps/betrug/
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