Call of fraud via WhatsApp: Two Dutch in court!

Call of fraud via WhatsApp: Two Dutch in court!

In a shocking fraud, two men from the Netherlands, at the age of 20 and 24, have to bear the consequences of their actions for severe fraud and membership in a criminal association at the Vienna Regional Court. Between the 13th and 15th of May 2024, over 16,524 WhatsApp messages, which spoke out as the calls to help of the children of their victims. A Viennese fell victim to the perfidious "daughter trick" and transferred 5,519.88 euros in three tranches to an account that belonged to the suspect. Complicated accusations complained that the men were in contact with their clients through the Messaging service Telegram and received clear instructions. Despite their criminal machinations, the accused were repentant in court and justified their actions with drug addiction and the search for "quick money", as

fraudulent money deduction in Trier

At the same time, a similar incident occurred in the city center of Trier, where a fraudster spoke two men in an emergency. In this case, he pretended to urgently need 1,000 euros and convinced the two to pay him the money after allegedly arranging a transfer to their accounts. As SWR later it turned out that the transfer had never taken place. Since the fraudster thanked one of the men after the failing order, he left a feeling of trust in them, even though they were ultimately cheated.

The police in Trier continue to warn of such mesh and recommend that they are always skeptical about foreign monetary claims. In both cases, immediately past events and the subsequent legal measures are of central importance in order to sensitize the public for these more and more fraud attempts.