Shock call: Senior helps arrest scammer
Created: 2022-12-19 13:21
By: Thomas Steinhardt
At the ceremony (from left): Detective Chief Michael Finkler (clerk), First Detective Chief Inspector Johann Heinzelmann (Head of Fraud Investigation of the KPI FFB), Günter Ferg and First Police Chief Inspector Roland Nist (support group member and department head PI Germering) © Police
Through his bright and astute actions, an 84-year-old made it possible for a fraudster to be arrested.
Now he has been honored for it.
Eichenau - It was around noon on November 18th when the pensioner's phone rang from Eichenau.
At the other end of the line was an alleged prosecutor who demanded a large amount of cash, according to the criminal police.
The background to this claim is the avoidance of a prison sentence for the son of the man who allegedly caused a serious traffic accident.
According to the police, the "fit pensioner" was aware of the "shock call" scam, which is why he called the police at a favorable moment.
He continued to play the worried father to the scammers.
In consultation with the police, a fake money handover then took place.
Police officers were able to arrest the picker (17).
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Last Friday, Chief Detective Michael Finkler (clerk), First Detective Chief Inspector Johann Heinzelmann (Head of Fraud Investigation of the KPI FFB), Eichenauer Günter Ferg and First Police Chief Inspector Roland Nist (Förderkreis member and department head Police Germering) met in the premises of the Fürstenfeldbruck Criminal Police Inspectorate to discuss the exemplary behavior by Günter Ferg.
According to the Kripo, the “Citizens and Police” support group made it possible to hand over a cash donation.
For a good 25 years, the "Citizens and Police" support group has been committed to a trusting relationship between the population and the police in the districts of Fürstenfeldbruck, Dachau, Landsberg and Starnberg.
The support group "Citizens and Police" is supported by 125 members, and the association's work is carried out on a voluntary basis.
The support group supports the police inspections in the districts in numerous campaigns in the areas of youth welfare, prevention of traffic accidents, crime prevention and in promoting civil courage.
You can find more current news from the district of Fürstenfeldbruck at Merkur.de/Fürstenfeldbruck.