Pensioners loses 60,000 euros: Fraudsters joined bank employees!

Pensioners loses 60,000 euros: Fraudsters joined bank employees!

A shocking case of fraud in Thuringia! A 72-year-old pensioner from Apolda was surprised by criminal machinations and lost more than 60,000 euros! The police have now published details about this shocking incident. A fraudster pretended to be a bank employee and involved the senior into a perfidious game that brought him to the transfer of money from three different accounts.

trust through fraud

The sneaky scam out his whole talent: he informed the pensioner that irregularities were found in his account. With frightening stories about data abuse and money transfers, he convinced the 72-year-old that he had to "protect" his account. In this dangerous game, the pensioner was drawn into a video chat, where the fraudster pretended to be an apparently legitimate "video-identification process".

During the 41-minute conversation, the fraudster cleverly built up trust. The senior, impressed by the professionalism of the caller, finally gave him his IBAN and a release pin he needed for his hard savings. The fraudster was able to arrange the transfers of three different accounts a little later - and the whole drama cost the pensioner all his assets!