Rip off in Jünkerath: Fraudsters vose as police officers!

Rip off in Jünkerath: Fraudsters vose as police officers!

Jünkerath, Deutschland - of Police Directorate Wittlich (ots)

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in the small community Jünkerath, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, an unsuspecting citizen experienced a shocking fraud. Two unscrupulous fraudsters had pretended to be a police officer and stole several thousand euros and valuable jewelry with a brazen stitch.

The fraudsters called the victims and reported recently from recesses nearby, warningly of other potential perpetrators who are still on the run. In order to secure her valuable possessions, she was asked to deposit her cash and jewelry in front of the apartment. Under the pressure of this brazen deception, the woman gave up the perfidious plan and left a medium five -digit amount of money and several thousand euros in jewelry in front of her house. The fraudsters picked up the prey unnoticed by their neighbors and disappeared without a trace.

The tactics of the fraudsters

The clever stitch of the perpetrator reminds how important it is to be skeptical in such situations. Police warned again of telephone fraud in which criminals pretend to be civil servants and pretend fictional emergencies to get money or valuables. The police call up all citizens: End the conversation when something seems suspicious and in doubt, contact your local office in order to check possible attempts at fraud.

Information on suspicious vehicles or people have not yet been received. The police asks witnesses who may have made suspicious observations.