Warning of dangerous shock calls: How to protect yourself correctly!

Warning of dangerous shock calls: How to protect yourself correctly!

In the past few days, the security authorities report on a worrying increase in telephone fraud in the Fulda district. According to Rhönkanal , numerous citizens in the Fuldaer city area, Bad Salzschlirf and Eichenzell were victims of shock calls and calls under the pretext of false police officers. These fraudulent activities aim to hide the feared fear and to move them to publish cash.

The mesh is perfidious: the callers inform the victims about alleged serious traffic accidents from relatives or claim that burglars are active in the neighborhood. Often, the fraudsters call for money to be issued with the promise of a later return under supposedly urgent circumstances. In the past, such calls in East Hesse have already caused high amounts of damage.

shock calls and their dangerous mechanisms

In particular for so -called shock calls, the perpetrators cancel themselves as close relatives or as civil servants of police authorities. They often suggest that immediate financial aid is necessary to avert an impending disaster. This could be an emergency operation for a family member or a deposit to prevent an alleged arrest. The callers are cleverly to impose time pressure on the victims in order to force quick decisions. The police reports that such callers work together frequently and give each other the conversation to give the impression that the situation is serious and that is necessary.

those affected, especially older people, are often unsettled and often only recognize the fraud after money or valuables have been handed over. Amounts of up to 100,000 euros can be requested, which illustrates the scope of these fraud stitches.

recommended protective measures

• never reveal personal or financial information on the phone.
• obtain advice in the event of uncertainty by confidants and relatives.
• no money or valuables handed over to unknown people.
• In case of doubt, inform the local police station immediately.
• those affected should contact advice centers such as the "Weissen Ring", accessible under the nationwide number 116 006.

The police and the Federal Criminal Police Office warn against these fraud stitches and emphasize that the treatment of a accident victim should never depend on a previous payment. If such a call is suspected, it is important to take prudent steps and not to respond to the callers' claims.