A 36-year-old woman from Innsbruck actually wanted to increase her wealth with supposedly serious investment deals. But nothing came of the promised windfall. The woman was the victim of unscrupulous Internet fraudsters.
The 36-year-old came across an advertisement on a social media platform in early April. It was about investments – and quick cash profits were promised. The woman clicked on the link and completed a registration.
Money transferred to Swiss account
“As a result, she was contacted by telephone by a supposed broker who immediately persuaded her to make an initial transfer of a low three-digit euro amount to a Swiss account,” police reported.
False promises of profit
In the weeks that followed, the woman was repeatedly contacted and kept informed. A few days ago she got the impression that the first deposit had already yielded a profit of more than 10,000 euros and that a payout was still waiting.
Money suddenly ended up in another account
The 36-year-old then provided the user number and PIN code via another link. “After confirming the push TAN, the money was accidentally transferred to your trading account and not to your checking account. After the 36-year-old attempted to transfer the money from the trading account to the checking account, the transfer was made to a bank account in Liechtenstein,” the investigators describe.
All in all, the victim suffered damage in the lower five-digit eurozone.
Source: Krone
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