Con artists steal a 66-year-old from Fulda's jewelry


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Con artists gained access to the apartment of a 66-year-old in Fulda. (Symbolic image) © Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

Under the pretext of wanting to collect scrap metal, two con artists gained access to the apartment of a 66-year-old in Fulda. They stole a box with jewelry.

Fulda – On Thursday (April 16th) the two men rang the doorbell of the 66-year-old, who lives in the Fulda city area. They are there to collect scrap metal. The woman believed the two and opened the door. She then went into the basement with one of the two unknown men to look through the metal waste there.

Con artists steal a 66-year-old from Fulda's jewelry

The second man used this opportunity to search the 66-year-old's living quarters for valuables. The woman later realized that a box containing jewelry had been stolen from her. She gave a description of the perpetrators of the two unknown people.

The first man is around 20 to 25 years old, 1.75 to 1.80 meters tall, with a slim build and dark, short hair. He spoke German without an accent and was wearing a white shirt with colorful accents and dark pants. The second man was also 1.75 to 1.80 meters tall, but had a strong build. He had dark blonde hair and was wearing a light green shirt.

Overall, absolutely A man from the Main-Kinzig district lost 25,000 euros to con artists – who in this case posed as fake bank employees.

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