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Crooks have come up with a new type of fraud using the Whatsapp messenger service.
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Donaueschingen – According to the police, two elderly citizens of Donaueschingen received Whatsapp messages on Tuesday via the telephone number 0049/15218015771, under which alleged family members reported in both cases. They asked for an amount of money to be transferred to a foreign bank account. One of the people I wrote to transferred a four-digit sum to the account.
Police warn against fraudsters
According to the police, this scam with messenger services is new and resembles the numerous scams that are perpetrated by alleged police officers, Microsoft employees, doctors, lawyers or other “helpers”. The goal is always a monetary claim from the victims, which should be made by transfer or cash. The police are warning of these fraudulent gangs.
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