Daughter-in-law with an alibi
Created: 03/10/2022, 18:38
Older people are regularly ripped off on the phone (symbolic image) © K. Schmitt / IMAGO
A Schwabhauser received a so-called shock call, but saw through it and turned on the police.
Schwabhausen – Several shock calls across the district are reported to the police every day.
"Sometimes three, sometimes 13 - shock calls are an ongoing issue," said police spokesman Björn Scheid when asked.
The scam of the shock callers is always the same
In all cases, the fraudsters' scam is the same: 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.
Last Thursday, for example, a woman from Schwabhausen received such a call.
And although the voice on the phone "sounded similar to that of her daughter-in-law," she was skeptical.
When she was supposed to wait on the phone for a moment, the woman from Schwabhausen called her son on her cell phone.
He said that his wife had just been lying on the sofa at home and was definitely not causing an accident.
So the woman from Schwabhausen did not fall for the scam and informed the police.
In order not to fall for the scammers like the woman from Schwabhauser, the police urgently advise you to heed the following tips:
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Healthy distrust is not discourtesy!
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Is the caller putting pressure on you?
That's part of the scam.
Just hang up.
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The real police will never ask you for money to conduct investigations!
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Never give money or jewelry to strangers!
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If a caller is asking for money or other valuables, discuss this with family members or others close to you.
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