Shock call in Frankfurt: 79-year-old loses 45,000 euros to fraudsters
Shock call in Frankfurt: 79-year-old loses 45,000 euros to fraudsters
In a troubling incident in Frankfurt, a 79-year-old man was victim of a sophisticated shock call on August 28th. An unknown caller deceived that the victim's daughter was involved in a serious traffic accident in which another person died. In order to achieve the release of the daughter from pre -trial detention, the deposit of 45,000 euros demanded. The tragic result of these brazen stitch: the old man lost the whole sum.
The call came around 2 p.m. when the fraudster introduced himself as a chief prosecutor and came up with a threatening scenario. In order to increase the pressure on the older victim, further calls followed that aimed to get him to withdraw the money as soon as possible. These perfidious shock calls are a well -known stitch in which perpetrators specifically take advantage of weaknesses in order to obtain financial advantages.
The handover of the money
At around 6 p.m. the handover took place to the Frankfurt Schaumainkai, where the situation for the 79-year-old became increasingly threatening. He met a man who introduced himself as "Mr. Kari". In a confrontational moment, the injured party passed the money on to this supposed middleman. The police have already published a description of the perpetrator's personal description and makes it clear that he is about 50 years old, about 1.70 meters tall, with normal stature, light black hair and an "oriental appearance". At the time of the incident, the man wore a dark blue sweater and had an olive green shoulder bag with him.The fact that the perpetrator was able to implement his stitch so convincingly throws a lightly on the dangers that are particularly exposed to older people in today's digital world. It is once more evident how important it is to preserve vigilance and skepticism towards unexpected calls and such scenarios.
police are looking for witnesses
The Frankfurt police have started the investigation and is now looking for witnesses who may have relevant information about the incident or the perpetrator. There are particularly important indications that the investigators could put on the trail of the unscrupulous fraud. Contact can be made via the number 069/755 52499 to the criminal police or to any other police station.
In a further context, a 51-year-old was arrested who is suspected of having introduced people to Germany commercially. This arrest resulted from long investigations and shows that the police actively act against various forms of crime.The incident illustrates the susceptibility of older people for attempts to fraud and reminds us of how important information and information on the prevention of such crimes are. It is crucial that family members and friends provide their older relatives about such fraud stitches to protect them from great financial loss.
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