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▷ POL-BOR: Bocholt – Internet dates cost Bocholt a lot of money

31.01.2021 – 12:43

District police authority Borken

Bocholt (ots)

In the summer of last year, a Bocholter met a person on a dating platform who posed as a woman living in Kenya and an heiress of millions. In order to be able to preserve the inheritance, however, she still has to call in a lawyer, according to the Internet acquaintance. The alleged Kenyan also sent a photo of her ID in the course of the correspondence and the Bocholter also received emails from the alleged lawyer. Ultimately, the Bocholter transferred money several times (a total of a five-figure sum) for the alleged legal fees and the maintenance of Internet friends. This pretended not only to repay the money but also that she was aiming for an engagement with the Bocholter because she needed a “next of kin” in the inheritance matter. As things stand, the Bocholter has become a victim of a “scamming fraud”.

Since this is not an isolated case, the topic was taken up on the polizeiberatung.de page. Under https://www.polizei-beratung.de/themen-und-tipps/betrug/scamming/ you will find information and prevention tips.

Contact for media representatives:

District police authority Borken
Press office
Frank Rentmeister
Phone: 02861-900-2200
https://borken.polizei.nrw

Original content by: District Police Authority Borken, transmitted by news aktuell

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