There are still a large number of so-called call center fraud attempts. The typical variants “fake police officers ”, “ grandchild trick ”, “ fake Microsoft employees ” or “ promise of winnings ” are often used in these fraudulent calls.

The scams are very diverse and constantly changing.

Using constantly new stories, the perpetrators try to get hold of the assets of the mostly older citizens by putting them under great pressure and persuading them to hand over money or valuables or even make transfers.

Although many citizens have already become aware of this, in individual cases fraudsters still manage to obtain large sums of money or valuables from fraud victims.

If you ever receive a call like this, be alert and hang up immediately! Even if you think you could never fall for such a scam, it can still happen to anyone. The perpetrators are so clever and put the callers under so much pressure with fictitious claims that they are able to steal large sums of money again and again.

200 call center fraud attempts reported to the police

In June alone, there were over 200 call center fraud attempts reported to the police in the area of ​​responsibility of the Rhine-Palatinate police headquarters. Most of those called were already aware of the scam and responded in an exemplary manner by ending the call and hanging up. However, in a few cases the perpetrators still managed to get loot. In June alone there was total damage of almost EUR 200,000.

We therefore appeal to everyone:

  • Inform your relatives or acquaintances about the crooked tricks used by fraudsters and what you can do about them. Namely, just hang up.
  • If you receive such a call, be sure to contact the police and file a report. This can also be done conveniently online at https://www.polizei.rlp.de/de/onlinewache/ .
  • You can find out more information about the scams in an explanatory video from the State Criminal Police Office at https://s.rlp.de/pFqAx or on the police crime prevention website at https://s.rlp.de/ZDVJr .

Source: Rhine-Palatinate Police Headquarters


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