Fraud stitch at Ludwigsburg train station: 26-year-old brought by several hundred euros!

Fraud stitch at Ludwigsburg train station: 26-year-old brought by several hundred euros!

Bahnhof, Ludwigsburg, Deutschland - A 26-year-old man fell victim to a brazen fraudster at the train station in Ludwigsburg on Monday afternoon, February 3, 2025. The stranger spoke to him in English and represented a dramatic emergency by claiming to have been robbed in Stuttgart. For pleading for help, he persuaded the young man to borrow 850 British pounds, whom he wanted to transfer immediately.

Gadge-faith the 26-year-old picked up several hundred euros and handed over the money. The fraudster pretended to have sent the amount back by cell phone transfer. But the next day the young man found horrified that no money had been received in his account! The perpetrator, about 40 years old and strongly built with short dark blonde hair, wore a dark blue jacket and jeans. The police are now looking for witnesses and other victims and asks for information on Tel. 07141 18-5353 or by email to ludwigsburg.prev@Polizei.bwl.de.