Gold and silver stolen in the five -digit range: Memmingen senior citizen victim of shock calls

Gold and silver stolen in the five -digit range: Memmingen senior citizen victim of shock calls

safety tip: How to protect yourself from shock calls in Memmingen

The residents of Memmingen became victims of shock calls this week who made an older woman handed over to gold and silver worth a low five -digit amount. This incident illustrates the importance of educational work and the warning of such fraud stitches in the community.

Why are shock calls dangerous?

shock calls like that in Memmingen are particularly dangerous because the fraudsters make the victims with emotional stories to panic and perform inmeless actions. In this case, the caller invented a serious accident to get the elderly lady to hand over valuables. It is important to be aware that the police would never ask for a deposit for relatives and, in such cases, should be informed immediately.

How can you protect yourself?

To protect themselves from shock calls like this, the police give the following tips:

• The police will never ask for a deposit for a relative.
• Contact the allegedly accidentally incorrect relative via the phone number known to you.
• put on and choose the 110 or number of your local police to report the incident.
• don't hand over any money, gold or other valuables to strangers.
• Do not let yourself be put under pressure and find out more if you have any doubts.
• also inform your relatives, acquaintances and neighbors about this fraud stitch to prevent further distribution.

The security and education of the citizens are of fundamental importance to strengthen trust in the community and prevent such incidents. The police in Memmingen is working to identify the perpetrators and prevent further incidents. If you have information about suspects or vehicles, please contact the Memmingen criminal police at 08331/100-0

- Nag