Fraudal calls: Women in Carinthia fall for perfidious stitch!

Fraudal calls: Women in Carinthia fall for perfidious stitch!

Klagenfurt, Österreich - A troubling wave of fraud attempts caused excitement in Carinthia on Friday afternoon, December 6, 2024. Around 3:10 p.m., an 89-year-old woman from the Klagenfurt Land district received an alarming call from an apparent police officer. The latter pretended that a nearby relative was involved in a fatal traffic accident and asked for a deposit of 60,000 euros to free him from the situation. The emotional pressure was so great that the old lady began to cry, which prompted the fraudster to end the conversation abruptly. Fortunately, the woman did not incur financial damage, as the police confirmed, even if the scope of the situation remains worrying, as [ORF] reported.

A few minutes later, at 3:28 p.m., a 53-year-old woman from Klagenfurt contacted another fraudster who also performed and asked for money as a police officer. However, this intervention was interrupted when the man heard a male voice in the background. The next victim was a 75-year-old woman from Villach, who received a call at 3:40 p.m. Here the caller claimed that her daughter was involved in a serious accident, but the clever precautions of the woman led her to stop the conversation prematurely. A 79-year-old woman from the Klagenfurt Land district was also contacted at 3:49 p.m. She was pointed out that her son had a serious accident, but since he was just coming home, she ended the phone call. Here, too, the woman remained intact, as [5min.at] reported.