Alarming shock calls: police warn of unscrupulous fraudsters!

Alarming shock calls: police warn of unscrupulous fraudsters!

In the past few days, rip -offs in Steinalben (Southwest Palatinate) have tried to bring citizens to their savings with so -called shock calls. This drama number, in which it is claimed that a family member has caused a serious accident and immediately needs money to pay a deposit or medical treatment, leads to great uncertainty. Fortunately, in this round it stays with the attempt, because numerous citizens looked through the stitch in good time and protected themselves from a loss.

On Wednesday, a large number of residents in the region received a worrying call with similar allegations: "Your daughter has caused a fatal accident and urgently needs a deposit." A affected woman almost fell for the fraudulent tactics, but her attentive son kept her from lifting a large sum of money from the bank. This shows how important it is to trust others or get help in case of doubt.

warning of the police

The police immediately reacted to the situation and informed the public about these brazen attempted fraud to prevent further victims. When calling for shocks, the fraudsters often spend close relatives, such as a child or grandson, or as a police officer or judiciary to make their supposedly dramatic history credible. The tactic is to pretend an emergency situation in which it has to be traded quickly.

The range of these machinations ranges from grounded traffic accidents to supposed crimes in which those affected are put under pressure in cash to avoid fines or prison terms. The police advise to critically question such calls and not to be put under pressure.

There are some simple but effective rules to protect yourself:

• put on when you feel under pressure or are insecure who calls.
• Avoid the recall button of your phone to check the identity of the caller.
• Never talk about personal or financial matters by phone.
• never hand over money or valuables to strangers.
• Find advice from a trustworthy person or when in doubt, call the emergency number 110.

The authorities offer a decisive information that clarifies that nobody has to pay a amount of money to ensure the treatment of an accident victim. Further information on shock calls can be found on the police website. The request to all citizens is therefore: be vigilant and do not let fake emergency calls get out of the question!

The police encourage the public to report such incidents to ensure that these fraudsters can be caught faster and that other citizens will be safer in the future. Information about this fraud mode is also available online On the website of the police .