A Tyrolean couple from Innsbruck fell victim to telephone fraud on Tuesday, the “Krone” reported. In Bavaria, it donated tens of thousands of euros to the perpetrators to help the daughter who was guilty of an accident. The alleged perpetrators have since been arrested.
The crooks had pretended to be a police officer on the landline against the 86-year-old Tyrolean. After obtaining both her cell phone number and that of the man from her, an alleged “lawyer” called. The couple were led to believe that their daughter was at fault in a traffic accident and that they had to pay the prosecutor’s office a six-figure bond.
Finally, the money was handed over in Bavaria. Apparently, the woman also presented several valuables.
perpetrator arrested
On the same day, the handcuffs clicked for the alleged perpetrators. “Through joint, intensive searches by the KPI (Z) Oberbayern Süd, together with the GPI Murnau, KPI Weilheim, troops from the Munich police headquarters and in close consultation with officials from the LKA Tirol, a 34-year-old and a 21 year-old Pole in Huglfing and are being arrested in Mittenwald. A third 38-year-old Pole has been arrested by troops from the Munich police headquarters in the Burgau/Swabia region,” the executive said on Thursday.
In total, more than 220,000 euros in cash, about 1.5 kilos of Krugerrand gold coins and more than 600 grams of high-quality gold jewelry were seized. Among them were the valuables that the 86-year-old had given to the unknown man in Bavaria.
Source: Krone
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