A pensioner (72) from Leibnitz in Styria was the victim of the “son trick” – but police officers prevented worse and got the money back! For this, the woman touchingly said thanks to her “angels”…
Touching gesture in Leibnitz: In mid-December, a 72-year-old from the Leibnitz district fell victim to a scam in which the perpetrators pretended to be her son over the phone, who allegedly needed money quickly. The woman transferred 3,000 euros to the specified account.
However, after a phone call with her son, she realized she had been a victim of scammers and filed a police report. Two police officers from Leibnitz managed to get the money back!
cookies and letter
The 72-year-old thanked the two officials for this with two plates of biscuits and a handwritten letter. The pensioner called her helpers “saving angels”.
350 percent more such crimes
With about 880 reports per month (preliminary figures) and a much higher number of unreported cases, the so-called “daughter-son trick” was one of the most common and widespread scams in Austria, according to the Federal Criminal Investigation Service (BK). mid-December 2022. Reports of such cases have recently increased by about 350 percent.
Completion of crimes with financial damage were documented in about half of the reported cases. In October of this year alone, more than 600,000 euros in damage would have been caused.
Source: Krone
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