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Fraudulent shock call: 63-year-old loses 43,500 euros in Erding!
Telephone fraud in Erding: 63-year-old loses 43,500 euros to fraudsters who posed as police officers. 警察 warn of further calls.
Fraudulent shock call: 63-year-old loses 43,500 euros in Erding!
In Erding, telephone fraud struck again and defrauded a 63-year-old of 43,500 euros. The incident happened on Wednesday and shows how brazen fraudsters are now acting. At around 5 p.m. the woman received a call informing her of a fatal traffic accident. It was alleged that a family member, specifically her daughter, caused the accident and urgently needed a high bail amount to avoid prison. Sadly, the 63-year-old gave in to the urging and handed over jewelry and cash to an unknown perpetrator in front of her property around 7 p.m. Loud South Germans This case is not the only one that was registered on Wednesday in the area of the Upper Bavaria North police headquarters.
The police have now issued a strong warning and stressed that they never call from 110 or request money, valuables or transfers. Every citizen should take these clear statements to heart in order not to fall into the perfidious trap of these fraudsters.
Telephone terror in the district
But the dark scam of fraudsters is not only spreading in Erding. As well as Mercury reports, call center fraudsters are more active than ever, especially in the communities of Notzing and Oberding. Here the callers pretend to be police officers from the Erdinger Inspectorate and try to obtain personal information. They ask about the times residents are present and what valuables are in the households. This creates the impression that those affected are on a list of burglary plans.
However, the police only recorded a single-digit number of calls on this topic on Wednesday and emphasize that so far no money or valuables have been handed over to false officers. In a worrying wave, scammers are systematically scanning postal codes, resulting in many citizens in a community being contacted one after the other.
In order to give citizens a feeling of safety, the police have increased their presence in the affected areas. Vigilance is the order of the day because no real police officer will ever act in this way. A good knack for protecting your own valuables and personal data can't hurt here.