One would think that fake police officers are now an “old hat” in the series of fraud schemes.
Fake police officers – The most important thing to start with:
- Fake police officers rob seniors of his assets of around 700,000 euros.
- The scammers call and pretend to be police officers. Due to a series of burglaries, the victim is on the criminal list and is supposed to hand over his assets to the wrong police officers.
- It is a scam that shamelessly exploits the trust of older people.
Fraudsters have been successful with this scam time and time again. A current case from Wetterau may have caused a real celebration among the fraudsters, but only bewilderment among the criminal police investigators. The perpetrators managed to rob a senior citizen of his assets of around 700,000 euros.
It is Monday evening, January 6th, when the phone rings for a senior citizen from Wetterau. Let's call him Mr. Smith. An alleged senior inspector Steinmeier from the Hessian State Criminal Police Office is on the phone. He reports on the arrest of three burglars and that three more burglars are on the run. A notebook was found among those arrested. This book also contains Mr. Schmidt's personal information. The alleged senior inspector Steinmeier scares Mr. Schmidt, saying the police are worried about him and his assets, whether the perpetrators are still on the run.
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Mr. Schmidt was the victim of a burglary many years ago. The caller's information seems credible to him and he continues the conversation. Little by little, the alleged senior inspector gains his trust. Various phone calls will follow over the next few days, lasting up to an hour. The alleged superior of Chief Inspector Steinmeier also contacts Mr. Schmidt, confirms the measures and emphasizes how important it is that Mr. Schmidt supports the police in the following investigations.
Through the many, very personal phone calls, a good basis of trust was ultimately built up with Mr. Schmidt. Finally, on January 8th, he drives to his bank and clears out his locker. It contains family jewelry, high-quality watches, cash and personal documents worth around 250,000 euros. He takes her home.
There is a fraud behind Chief Inspector Steinmeier
Chief Inspector Steinmeier asks him to put the things from the locker on the doorstep in the evening. When Mr. Schmidt expresses his concerns, he is put under pressure. He shouldn't jeopardize the investigation. Finally, Mr. Schmidt gives in and puts the things on the doorstep.
Further phone calls follow, Chief Inspector Steinmeiner, his superior and also a supposed public prosecutor continue to contact Mr. Schmidt again and again and now know that he still has around 450,000 euros in his bank accounts. On January 9th They have Mr. Schmidt so far that he invests this money in gold. Gold is a safer investment than cash, he explains as he places the order at a bank. He doesn't say anything about the supposed police investigation that actually causes him to do this.
On January 14th The gold is delivered to Mr. Schmidt's home. In the meantime, he has had many more conversations with the alleged police officers. Now they ask him to put the gold on his doorstep. This has finally gone too far for Mr. Schmidt. But Chief Inspector Steinmeier puts him under pressure and scares him. He even explains to him that he should stay far enough away from the front door because it can't be ruled out that shots could be fired.
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Mr. Schmidt gives in and also places the gold on the doorstep. Then he waits for further calls - in vain. The alleged senior inspector no longer reports. No wonder, it was a fake police officer, a fraudster who shamelessly exploited Mr. Schmidt's fear and trust and deprived him of his fortune.
Just yesterday, Mr. Schmidt's distrust was too great and his suspicions were strong enough that he was the victim of fraud. He went to his lawyer, who called the police. The investigation is now underway. But the chances that Mr. Schmidt will get even one cent back from his assets worth around 700,000 euros are slim.
Related to the topic: Series of “fake police officer” calls
Source: Central Hesse Police Headquarters – Wetterau Press Office
Article image: Shutterstock / DGLimages / Gorodenkoff
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