Duo from Vienna: 23,000 euros with fake orders!

Duo from Vienna: 23,000 euros with fake orders!

Wien, Österreich - A spectacular case of order fraud kept the Viennese police in suspense. A 17-year-old Chechen and a 20-year-old Syrian organized valuable branded goods in a sophisticated plan, which they then ordered online without payment. The fraud took place between April and September 2024, as the Lower Austria State Police Directorate confirms in a current message. The perpetrators used stolen personal data to obtain the goods through post-picking stations in Vienna. This happened not only through targeted orders, but also by the grasping of already ordered shipments from reception boxes at multi -party houses, which indicates significant security gaps in the postal system, as Oe24.at reported.

High damage and further investigation results

The investigation led to a house search in Vienna, in which a total of 81 items were ensured, so orf.at . The supplied goods included high -priced items such as clothing, shoes, watches, perfumes and electronic devices, the total value of which is estimated at least 23,000 euros. In some cases, the perpetrators are said to have even resold the captured articles. So far, the accused has been assigned a total of 31 crimes in Vienna and in the federal states of Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Styria, which underlines the reach of their fraudulent ring.