Fraudsters play seniors in Linz and Vienna for thousands of euros!

Fraudsters play seniors in Linz and Vienna for thousands of euros!

Wien-Neubau, Österreich - An alarming wave of fraud cricks shakes the Austrian population! In Linz, a 76-year-old woman became victim of the brazen fraudsters who spoke out as police officers. They pretended that a burglar gang was traveling in her neighborhood and that her apartment would have targeted. In panic, the woman affected handed over her entire savings in the amount of several thousand euros to the fraudsters in her own apartment at around 9 p.m. The real police are unequivocally clear that it will never call to ask for money or ask for assets, as orf.at reported.

Another scandalous incident occurred in new Vienna, where a 75-year-old woman also went into the trap of a false police officer. On Friday she received a call from a supposed bank consultant who explained to her that the previous day was trying to fix money from her account. In order to "secure traces", a criminal officer had to come to her in the apartment. This alleged policeman said that they had to go to the affected bank branches to find further evidence. The woman lifted money full of fear and took her valuables out of the safe to hand it over to the fraudster outside the banks, as These cases illustrate the unscrupulous approach of the fraudsters who use targeted information to gain the trust of their victims. The police appeal to all citizens to be suspicious and in case of doubt to contact the real police before handing over their money or valuables.