Fraudulent call: Caution of deception in Königshufen!

Fraudulent call: Caution of deception in Königshufen!

In Görlitz, fraudulent calls are increasingly occurring, where the crooks pretend to be police officers. These mislead their victims with invented stories and put pressure on them to obtain information about their personal assets. Such cases are apparent often, especially in the older population.

An example of this brazen stitch occurred in Königshufen. There, a senior citizen received a call in which the calling person stated that there was information that she could soon be robbed. In order to get their supposed valuables, such as gold bars, to safety, the police have to take them into custody until further notice. Fortunately, the older lady reacted and ended the conversation before further questions could occur.

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In another incident, an alleged criminal officer called a woman in the city center. He asked her for a white van that was supposedly in connection with planned burglaries. Here, too, the called one showed a strong instinct and interrupted the phone call immediately.

Another case occurred as a fraudster who turned out to another woman as "Manfred Döbel from the Görlitz criminal police inspection". He claimed that there was a burglary. In order not to let his plan open, she stated that she would contact the police, which made the fraudster to end the conversation abruptly. Similar attempts in which the fraudsters repeatedly tried to obtain information also failed.

The Görlitz criminal police have started the investigation in these cases and praises the quick and level -headed behavior of the citizens that did not get the fraudsters. At the same time, warnings are urgently warned of this fraudulent practice.

An important note from the police is that the fraudsters often use freely accessible telephone numbers to select their victims. It is advised to check together with the relatives whether your own telephone number is open to the public. Possibly the allocation of a new, privately held number could even minimize the risk of getting into the sights of such fraudsters.

The citizens are asked to be vigilant and to put up immediately in suspicious calls. Instead, you should contact the official phone numbers of the police in order to be able to make sure that a call is authentic. This procedure would not only increase your own security, but also help to ensure that fraudsters cannot continue their machinations.

For more information on these incidents and the resulting warnings of the police, See the current reporting on www.lausitznews.de .