Million damage caused by trick thieves: Seniors targeted

Million damage caused by trick thieves: Seniors targeted

In a daring series of fraud, two men concentrated on older citizens in Lower and Upper Austria and in Salzburg, which led to a total damage of one million euros. These masterminds of the frauds were an employee of a telecommunications company in order to get easier to get valuables in the apartments of their victims.

The police in St. Pölten announce that the two alleged perpetrators, a 36-year-old and a 37-year-old from Germany, are now in custody. The fraud, which begins in the summer of 2020, deliberately aimed at older people. According to the investigation, the victims were pretended that maintenance work on the lines was necessary. While one distracted the residents, the other had a free hand to look for valuables and steal them. This method has proven to be extremely effective.

in the focus of the investigation

The state police directorate reported that the two men can be associated with 14 different cases from the second half of 2020. The crime scenes were distributed across numerous districts in the three affected federal states, including Melk, Mistelbach and Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria, as well as in Linz and Wels in Upper Austria. Several thefts were also registered in Salzburg, which makes the range of their criminal acts clear.

Mostly the men stole jewelry and cash, although in some cases it only remained when trying. The police were able to identify the suspects by clues in connection with the crime scenes and to trace their movements.

arrest and delivery

A crucial moment came on June 28, when the 36-year-old was arrested in Germany on the basis of an EU arrest warrant and was delivered to Austria on Tuesday. During his first survey, he refused to say and was taken to the judiciary in St. Pölten. The 37-year-old, on the other hand, had already been caught in Germany in November 2022, also in connection with similar offenses, and is currently in criminal.

The clarification of this case shows how important it is to educate older people above such fraud stitches, since they are often most affected. The investigation has not yet been completed, and it remains to be seen whether there will be further progress in law enforcement. The police appealed to the citizens to keep caution and immediately inform the authorities in suspicions. You can find more about the background and details of the investigation in a detailed article on www.vienna.at read.