Be careful, Auerbach: Fraudsters in the shock call alarm, police are looking for witnesses!

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Bensheim-Auerbach -In a disturbing incident last Friday, September 6th, an older lady became victims of unscrupulous fraudsters. An unknown perpetrator had pretended to be a policeman on the phone and reported a tragic traffic accident in which the son of the elderly woman was said to have been involved. This brazen stitch has led to the elderly woman lost several thousand euros in cash.

In order to give the appearance that it was urgently needed to act, the caller stated that the lady's son is in great difficulty and a deposit was required to avert a possible prison sentence. The time pressure that the fraudsters set up led to the senior citizen panicked and let her common sense hide.

The desperate call

around 12:30 p.m. the fraudster contacted the older Auerbacher. He described the fatal accident and the associated consequences for her son. In the further course of the conversation, the phone rang again. A second unknown person was an employee of the public prosecutor and offered to pick up the required deposit. The senior citizen, driven by fear and concern, finally handed over 12,000 euros in cash.

The dizziness only flew open when the lady went to the police station after the call and the handover of the money to inquire about her son. There she learned that she had fallen on a fraud stitch.

alarming tricks of the fraudsters

Such shock calls are a common fraud tactic in which the perpetrators exert emotional pressure in order to urge their victims to make faster decisions. Often, those affected only notice too late that they have been exploited. The police urgently warns of such calls and advises to choose the emergency call 110 in the event of uncertainties instead of reacting to possible recalls of the alleged officials.

There are simple steps that people should consider to protect themselves:

  • hangs up when the caller appears suspicious or exerts pressure.
  • contacts relatives among the numbers known to them.
  • never discusses personal or financial information on the phone.
  • never hand over money or valuables to unknown persons.
  • a confidant relates to the conversation or inform the police via emergency call 110.

The perpetrator's detailed description is also an important indication of any upcoming investigations: it was estimated at 20 to 30 years and had striking red fingernails. The Bensheim-Auerbach police are asking the public for information that can lead to the clarification of this fraud.