Caution, call fraudsters! Wrong police captivated over 100,000 euros!

Caution, call fraudsters! Wrong police captivated over 100,000 euros!

In an alarming series of call center fraud cases, fraudsters have captured more than 100,000 euros in Lindau, Kaufbeuren and Pfaffenhausen in the past few days. The perpetrators pretended to be a police officer and manipulated unsuspecting seniors. On December 9th, a senior citizen from Lindau received a call from a false policewoman who pretended to have to keep her valuables for security reasons. In a shocking moment of insignificance, the woman handed over jewelry worth several thousand euros to a mastermind, who also spent out as a police officer. According to New-Facts Kaufbeuren reported, where another senior citizen contacted a deceived who stated that her daughter would have caused a fatal accident.

The police urgently warns of the increasing danger of these fraud stitches, which concentrate especially on older people. Another conspicuous example comes from Switzerland, where fraudsters operate in English by calling the "Swiss Police Department". According to nau.ch , people who receive such calls should put up immediately, since it is a common fraud stitch. Here the caller is put under pressure to disclose personal data or to transfer money.

Psychology behind the fraud attempts

The fraudsters use fears and uncertainties to put their victims into a state of panic. This manipulation strategy has proven to be effective, since older people in particular often do not have technical knowledge in order to see through the fraud patterns. Dubious callers rely on situation pressure and emotional blackmail, which in the reported cases led to disadvantageous financial effects.