Ohlstädter falls for tricksters - 4000 euros damage
Created: 01/12/2022, 17:05
An elderly lady answers the phone in her apartment (symbol image).
Again and again scammers succeed in getting people to give them money or valuables.
© Roland Weihrauch/dpa
A con artist tricked a man from Ohlstadt on the phone.
The damage amounts to 4000 euros.
Ohlstadt
- He is said to have won 49,800 euros in an anniversary lottery draw.
In order to get the amount paid out, he had to get four Google Play vouchers worth 500 euros each and pass the code on to the caller.
A 63-year-old man from Ohlstadt was confronted with these arguments on the phone by a con artist on Tuesday.
According to the police, the stranger called the Ohlstadt resident again on Wednesday and asked for four more vouchers in order to be able to receive a prize of 400,000 euros.
The Ohlstadt resident initially followed the instructions.
When contact with the stranger was lost, he noticed the fraud and reported it to the police.
The damage amounts to 4000 euros.
The police are again warning of these con artists, who are currently frequently working on the phone.
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