Fraudsters try to bring 92-year-old to savings-neighbor saves!

Fraudsters try to bring 92-year-old to savings-neighbor saves!

Vienna, Österreich - An unscrupulous fraudster recently tried to steal the savings of a 92-year-old Viennese by spending a police officer. In a terrifying incident, the man contacted the retired lady by phone and claimed that criminals tried to debit money from her account. To secure your assets, you should immediately take off all savings. On his instructions, the woman took a taxi to several bank branches and raised several ten thousand euros, such as vienna.at reported.

When the fraudster knocked on the door of the 92-year-old, her attentive neighbor was already on the spot, who recognized the attempted fraud and immediately informed the police. The woman who was protected from the fraudster by the warning of her neighbor did not open the person on the door. According to the police, the alleged perpetrator ultimately no longer stopped the woman and fled after he was seen near the apartment. However, the immediately initiated search for the perpetrator was unsuccessful. The police again warned of the so-called police trick, as well as policeeberatung.de emphasized.

Caution of fraudsters!

The dangers of such tricksters should not be underestimated. Fraudsters use emotional manipulation and trust to lure their victims into the trap. These scams often begin with harmless conversations and amorous interests before they result in financial demands. The victims are put under pressure, often with invented emergencies and stories of supposed family problems to transfer money.

scammer also try to move their victims to publish sensitive information such as ID data, which can lead to identity theft. Therefore, the older population in particular often gets in the ways of these criminals, since they are often less familiar with modern fraud stitches. Sacrifices of such machinations are advised to always be skeptical and to contact the police in case of doubt.