Many people were defrauded with this nationwide rip-off method. There was also a woman from Rostock who was visited at her front door at the end of August by a fraudster who posed as an employee of the Bertelsmann publishing house. The unknown person told the victim that he wanted to sell her Bertelsmann encyclopedia for her.
About two weeks later, another alleged employee of the publishing house appeared at the victim's front door to have her book collection valued. For this purpose, the injured party transferred a five-figure amount, which was to be offset against the total proceeds after the sale. After the Rostock resident had transferred the money, there were several phone calls to the fraudsters.
Fake Bertelsmann employees: method!
When the injured party saw a television report at the end of November about the nationally known fraud schemes of the alleged Bertelsmann and Brockhaus representatives, she became aware of the brazen fraud. She then went to the consumer advice center and informed the Rostock police. The Rostock Criminal Investigation Department took over the investigation.
The criminal police advise people not to be tempted to sign contracts at the front door. Consult relatives or other trusted people beforehand and, if necessary, check in antique stores or on the Internet how high the sales value of the goods in question actually is.
This might also be of interest: “Died suddenly” – Died suddenly. An international fact check.
“Bertelsmann employees” trick, symbolic image by Julia Schwab on Pixabay
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