Fraudal calls: Seniors in Saarland cheated by high sums!

Fraudal calls: Seniors in Saarland cheated by high sums!

In Saarlouis and Lebach, two seniors have become victims of manipulative telephone fraudsters. These acts show once again how unscrupulous fraudsters are to bring older people to save their savings. According to Image Call separately to cheat on high amounts of money.

On Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., the 83-year-old received a call from a fraudster who appeared as a police officer. The caller claimed that her granddaughter had caused a fatal accident and was in custody. In an emotional pressure, reinforced by her granddaughter's “emergency”, the woman was made to go to the district court in Saarlouis. There she handed over money and valuables to a messenger.

similar fraud in a 74-year-old

Before, on the same day at 12:30 p.m., the 74-year-old man received a similar call from the district of St. Wendel. The fraudster pretended that his daughter was involved in a fatal accident. The man, also put under pressure, picked up a five -digit amount from his bank and handed over the money to a parking lot on Poststrasse in Lebach. In both cases, the fraudsters maintained the talks until the money was handed over and prohibited the victims of ending the conversation.

The Saarland police have again warned of these fraudulent calls and recommended that they can be placed immediately in the event of monetary claims and contact the police. According to saarland.de record a dramatic increase in cases that affect older people in particular. In 2022, around 1.8 million euros were captured by various fraud stitches such as the so -called "grandchildren trick".

shame and undisclosed figure

It is believed that the number of unreported cases is even higher, since many of those affected out of shame do not file a complaint. Fraud attempts are often made by telephone or via messenger services, often by organized gangs that specifically take advantage of the fears of the victims.

The police give several recommendations for prevention:

• be suspicious when cash or valuables are required.
• In the case of unknown numbers, first ask under known contact details.
• don't let yourself be put under pressure and put on in doubt.
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• authority telephone numbers or ask for telephone information.
• never hand over money or valuables to strangers.
• suspicious calls or confidants describe.
• Select the police emergency call 110 when suspected.

The police encourage victims of fraud to report these actions because each ad helps the investigators to recognize and combat new fraud stitches. Helpful documents are available online for further information and tips to raise awareness among the population.