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Be careful, seniors! Kulmbacher Bank stops 20,000 euro fraud!
A 76-year-old woman from Kulmbach was the victim of a love scam. A bank employee prevented a transfer of 20,000 euros.
Be careful, seniors! Kulmbacher Bank stops 20,000 euro fraud!
A touching but tragic story begins in Kulmbach: A 76-year-old woman became the victim of a sophisticated “love scam”. The fraudster also posed as the most famous entrepreneur of our time, Elon Musk, and managed to build an emotional connection with the senior citizen. As Wiesentbote reports, the woman in question had been in contact with the alleged Musk since the beginning of October. But what started as a virtual romance quickly took a disturbing turn.
The fraudster chauffeured the senior citizen into a supposedly safe investment and convinced her to invest a whopping 18,000 euros. On Monday, the helpful woman even wanted to transfer another 20,000 euros to an Italian account. The trickster claimed he was in the hospital urgently and needed money for an operation. This emotional exploitation caused the senior citizen to give up her savings, but an alert bank employee spotted the irregularity.
An attentive lifesaver
Thanks to the bank employee's keen eye, a major financial loss for the senior citizen was averted. He acted quickly and informed the police, which prevented anything worse from happening. Further proof of the importance of remaining vigilant in suspicious situations!
In the context of the incident, the police emphasize that online acquaintances are extremely risky, especially when there are demands for money. This particularly affects people who have never met the fraudsters in person.
Beware of virtual relationships
Love scams are a growing problem that is affecting more and more people. Technology and the Internet, so commonplace today, allow fraudsters to create false identities and form armored emotional bonds with ease. However, these stories are not limited to Germany. Something similar is also happening in Australian, American and other European countries.
This makes it all the more important to keep your eyes open and be careful when contacting him or her online. As we've seen, this can be easier said than done, especially when emotions are running high. So if you are looking for love, you should not only put your heart but also your mind into the balance.