Home » News » The savings were in the safe at home The savings were in the safe at home May 8, 2020 by world today news A woman from Dingolshausen was cheated on Monday by a fraudster for a high five-figure amount. The police explain the course of the crime and warn of the scam. – It is not uncommon for pensioners to keep large amounts of cash at home. Tricksters take advantage of this and deprive seniors of their savings (symbol image). Photo: pse; cse dna cul rho lof A senior citizen from the Dingolshausen community handed over a very large amount of money to a trickster on her doorstep on Monday. The police made the case public on Wednesday and are currently looking for witnesses who have watched the perpetrator go to the woman’s property between 1:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., according to investigators. A man had previously called her and claimed to be her granddaughter’s friend and had a car accident. Therefore, he now needs a short-term amount of money of at least 25,000 euros. The elderly believed the granddaughter’s alleged friend and later handed him over “a high five-figure amount,” the police said when asked. Meanwhile, a reader on mainpost.de asked in the comments under the first article on the case whether the woman had kept such a large amount of money at home. Assuming that the money should first have been collected from the bank, this should have been done due to the large amount at the counter, since ATMs can usually only withdraw a maximum amount in the low four-digit range, the commenter commented accordingly. Did a bank employee ask the elderly woman about a possible grandchild fraud? All of the savings are gone An inquiry to the press office of the police headquarters in Lower Franconia in Würzburg showed that the woman had not been to a bank to withdraw the amount. “It is actually the case that she kept the money in a safe at home,” said Police Commissioner Claudia Ernst. It happens more often that older people keep all of their savings at home. The police do not want to disclose the exact amount in the case of the Dingolshäus grandchild fraud, but according to the press office it was more than the 25,000 euros requested by the fraudster on the phone. The age of the elderly woman is not reported by the police either, in order to safeguard the personal rights of the elderly woman concerned, which would otherwise be too easy to identify in the small community of just 1,300 inhabitants. According to the police headquarters, it is difficult to identify such and similar tricksters after the crime has already been committed. The police warn: “Never give money or jewelry to strangers.” Citizens who are faced with such a request should contact the police. According to Claudia Ernst, the officials can then intervene directly in the action and catch a possible fraudster red handed when they hand over the money. Bank employees are trained In addition, employees such as Sparkasse, Raiffeisenbank or Flessabank in the district of Schweinfurt (and beyond) are trained for such and other cases. They routinely ask about higher sums to prevent possible fraud. The criminal police in Schweinfurt investigated the Dingolshaus grandchild fraud and continued to ask for clues. According to the police, the perpetrator wore a face mask when collecting the money. However, there is no exact description of the person. Witnesses in particular who have noticed suspicious persons or vehicles in Dingolshausen between 1:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. should report to the Schweinfurt Criminal Investigation Department on phone 09721 / 202-1731. – Dingolshausen Andreas Lösch Amounted to Fraudsters Citizens Investigators Criminal Investigation Department police Seniors Con artist Witnesses Publicity – – – Related posts:Babies' hearing tests stopped InlandShe saves her playmate from an epileptic seizure 8000 kilometers awayUnited States: divided Congress will have to raise the debt ceiling, says YellenBilbao Basket will play salvation in ten days and five games | Radio BilbaoShare this:FacebookX Related Father and son who chased and killed black jogger charged with murder Bastia Borgo: goals and match summary Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.