Police are looking for witnesses: money withdrawals with fake passes in Bad Oeynhausen!

Police are looking for witnesses: money withdrawals with fake passes in Bad Oeynhausen!

The Bad Oeynhausen police have initiated investigations in a current case of fraud and asks the public for help. Two previously unknown men are suspected of having used fake documents in several banks in 2024 to withdraw money from foreign accounts.

On March 4 and 7, 2024, the men performed in the branches of the Sparkasse on Detmolder Straße and Eidinghausener Straße. In doing so, they presented fake passports and could be absorbed in the banks by the surveillance cameras. In view of the lack of traces from internal investigations, the police decided to make the pictures publicly to find witnesses.

Details about the suspects

The first of the people they are looking for is described as about 60 years old, with slim stature and dark, light hair that has receding recesses. He was wearing a dark jacket and spoke German -free German. The second suspect is about 50 years old, around 175 cm tall and of a coastal stature. He had dark hair and was dressed in a light jacket during the incident with a dark scarf and a gray tie. It is striking that he communicated with the bank employees in English.

The police have obtained a judicial decision that enables the publication of the surveillance images to search. The two men who acted in the respective branches can be seen in the photos. This measure takes place because the previous investigative steps did not lead to the identification of the perpetrators.

The investigators call up the population for help: Who knows the men depicted or can give information about their whereabouts? The police ask for the relevant information that is accepted on the telephone number (0571) 88660.

For further information regarding the public investigation, interested citizens can be the search for the police North Rhine-Westphalia at police.nrw/fahndung/147153 Visit.

In addition, contact details were provided for questions from media representatives. These can contact the Minden-Lübbecke district police authority. The contact persons are Thomas Bensch, Alexandra Brakemann and Nils Schröder, who can be reached on telephone numbers 0571/8866-1300 to 1302 or by email to pressestelle.minden@polizei.nrw.de

The investigators hope to receive new information and to question the two men through the publication of the information and pictures.