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An 85-year-old senior citizen from the Vogelsberg district lost a five-figure sum of cash to fraudsters after a so-called shock call.
Vogelsberg – According to police, the crime occurred on Tuesday (May 26th). In the morning, strangers contacted the woman by phone and gave her the pretext that her daughter urgently needed a large sum of cash. The senior citizen believed the descriptions and handed over a large amount of money to an unknown man at her home address over the course of the afternoon. According to the police, the person who picked it up could not be described in more detail.
Shock call in Vogelsberg: Senior woman (85) loses her savings
In this context, the police warn against the various methods of trick fraud. You should be suspicious if someone doesn't introduce themselves by name on the phone or pretends to be a relative, bank employee, police officer or judicial employee who you don't recognize as such. Officials say the call should be ended as soon as the caller demands money. Those affected are asked to contact their relatives on the phone numbers they know or the police on the emergency number 110. The police also strongly advise never to hand over money or valuables to unknown people.
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