The 26-year-old man filed a report with the police in Nienburg on Monday, August 15, 2022. He announced that he had been contacted by a woman via Instagram exactly a week ago. The unknown woman claimed to be seriously ill and wanted to inherit assets worth over 550,000 euros. However, the inheritance should be handled through a lawyer.

The Estorfer trusted her information. As a result, a supposed lawyer called the young man by phone and informed him of what was going to happen. The 26-year-old also received a call from a supposed bank employee who asked for a transfer of almost 1,000 euros for notary fees. Only after the injured party transferred the money did he have doubts about the story and went to the police.

Scammers contact you by email, letter or telephone!

The police provide information about the procedure and give prevention tips.

The fraudsters contact their victims by email, letter or telephone, among other things, and initially often offer them large sums of money, which they back up with a variety of reasons. Subsequent victims are then informed that the money can only be paid out if the costs for notary, customs, taxes and other fees are paid beforehand. These costs can also be several thousand euros. If the subsequent victim then makes a payment, the perpetrator will in most cases break off contact or insist on a further transfer. However, the injured parties do not receive the previously promised money.

  • Do your own research in advance using the information available to you on the Internet. In many cases, the perpetrators repeatedly use the same procedures.
  • Contact a police station of your choice and describe the situation.
  • Under no circumstances should you transfer any amounts of money for possible inheritances, family treasures or similar promises!
    Such processing takes place in other ways!
  • Do not give out any personal information (bank details, etc.) to strangers!
  • If you have already become a victim of such fraud, contact a police station in your area immediately and break off contact with the perpetrators immediately!
  • Contact your financial institution immediately and ask about the possibility of reversing the transfer.
  • Further information about this and other forms of fraud can also be found on the Internet at: https://www.polizei-beratung.de

Source: Nienburg / Schaumburg police station


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