On Thursday (October 20th), the police became aware of two cases in which the victims reported that they had been asked to pay a four-digit sum of money via a messenger service.

They received these messages from an unknown foreign telephone number.

Threatening message in the messenger service

If they do not comply with this request, something would happen to them or their family members. Those who sent the messages also threatened to be members of rocker organizations and often supported their demands with photos of weapons or mutilated corpses.

In both cases, the victims were vigilant and informed the police in good time. The monetary claim was not paid.

Fraud attempts via messenger are currently occurring again and again.

The police warn

  • Do not respond to messages of this kind!
  • Do not transfer money.
  • Play it safe, always be suspicious and make sure that the request is correct.

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