Attention seniors: new fraud stitch with false doctors discovered!

Attention seniors: new fraud stitch with false doctors discovered!

Nickelsdorf, Österreich - The reports on new fraud stitches that particularly target older people are piling up. A criminal organization has now developed a perfidious method that is based on the fear of serious illnesses. These fraudsters spend a high degree of trust in their victims. The aim of the perpetrators is to achieve medical products that are often in the six -digit euro range by telling false stories about alleged diseases such as colon cancer. This is reported by the Kleine Zeitung .

The case of a 91-year-old woman in Nickelsdorf, who made cash and gold jewelry in the middle five-digit euro range on May 29, is exemplary for this mechanically orchestrated fraud. Just a week earlier, an 83-year-old woman from Perchtoldsdorf was elicited a similar amount in cash and gold ducat. In order to warn the population, the State Criminal Police Office of Lower Austria has issued precautionary measures. These recommendations include questioning the caller's identity, inquiring a callback number and in case of doubt to cancel the conversation and to inform the police.

methods of organized crime

The current fraud cases are part of a major problem that is called organized crime. According to the Federal Criminal Office , organized crime is defined as a scheduled commission of crimes by more than two involved.

Older people in particular are often the goal of such scams. The methods are diverse and range from telephone calls, in which the perpetrators pretend to be relatives, to the front door visits from supposed craftsmen. Classic procedures are also the pretense of emergencies or offering apparently lucrative shops. Again and again the focus of attention is the protection of senior citizens, about which the Federal Ministry of Family, Seniors, Women and Youth enlightened

prevention measures for seniors

An important tool to protect senior citizens from such fraud is the brochure "Rate who is?". This describes the various procedures of the perpetrators and gives valuable tips for the detection of fraudsters, both on the phone as well as at the front door or in online banking. To protect it, it is crucial that older people are aware of the danger and know how it should be traded in case of doubt.

The combination of growing awareness and concrete recommendations for action can help to successfully minimize the dangers through such criminal machinations.