A 59-year-old man was defrauded of a five-digit euro amount by false police officers. The Kripo is investigating and looking for a previously unknown money collector.
On Thursday a 59-year-old man was called in Krnach (Lkr. Wrzburg) by an alleged police officer. This is reported by the police headquarters in a press release. The alleged police officer said that a corrupt bank employee wanted to transfer money from the 59-year-old’s bank account abroad. To secure his property, the Krnacher should withdraw the money and deposit it in front of his house. There it would be picked up by the police.
Fearing for his savings, the 59-year-old deposited a five-digit amount of cash in a bag in front of his house, as he was told to do. He observed the alleged police officers picking up the money around 6.15 p.m. and subsequently contacted the operations center of the Lower Franconia police headquarters to inquire about the arrest of the bank employee. Only then did the 59-year-old realize that he had fallen for a fraud. After the stranger had taken the bag, he got into a silver-brown Mercedes with a second male person and drove away.
The money collector is described as follows: 1.60 meters tall, 80 to 85 kilograms, short black hair, wearing a black jacket with a gray hood.
The police give urgent warnings – and give important information
The Wrzburg criminal police took over the investigation and at this point warns again urgently against such scams.
What to do when calling the wrong police officer:
Call the emergency number 110 yourself and ask the police about a corresponding operation or whether there is actually a corresponding case.
The police never instruct you to leave money or jewelry ready for collection at home or to deposit them as a lure.
do not give any money to strangers. Even the police won’t pick up valuables at your doorstep to take them into safekeeping.
The perpetrators can use Call ID spoofing to display any number they want on the phone display – the real police never use 110 (not even with the area code).
Talk to your friends, neighbors, and relatives about the phenomenon.
Be suspicious of people posing on the phone as relatives or acquaintances whom you do not clearly recognize as such.
The police are looking for witnesses who saw something suspicious in Krnach on Thursday between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. If you have any information, please contact the Kripo Wrzburg on Tel. 0931 / 457-1732.
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