Pensioner looks through the attempt to fraud: police intervene!

Pensioner looks through the attempt to fraud: police intervene!

Löhne, Deutschland - wages in excitement! On Tuesday afternoon (November 5th), a 76-year-old woman from Löhne was the goal of a perfidious grandchildren who can become trap for many older people. A call turned her whole life upside down: the alleged daughter reported with a terrible news. She is sick and urgently dependent on money for costly treatment! The pressure grew when even a "doctor" on the phone confirmed the urgency of the situation and the senior citizen bended to quickly provide her valuables.

But the bright pensioner was not wrong. She switched on the police at lightning speed and acted in an exemplary manner! The officers from Herford promptly came to help and went to the area of their apartment. And then it got exciting: a 46-year-old man from Poland, deepened on the phone, approached her house. Did the crook noticed that the pensioner was no longer alone? In a desperate attempt to escape, he left everything there, but the brave police officers were faster and prevented that he could escape.

fraud warning from the police

The Herford police warns: never let strangers in your home! Do not provide information about your valuable possessions on the phone. Don't be put under pressure, regardless of whether it is about money or supposed emergency situations! Talk to such conversations and close the door in front of the nose of fraudsters. If you suspect, be sure to call the police under emergency number 110!