Fraudsters contact the police press office
It was one morning this week when the police press office spokeswoman's cell phone rang around 9 a.m. She was in her home office, sitting in front of her work computer, writing a press release and drinking a cup of coffee.
She couldn't identify the number she saw on the display. She took the call: “ Press Office PP Aachen – Good morning! ", she said.
On the other end of the line, a woman started talking to her in English and things quickly became very dramatic. The woman claimed to be from “ Europol ” and that they were currently investigating because the spokeswoman for the police press office had been involved accident
A deposit must now be paid immediately. A very large sum of money. This is the only way she can escape prison. A very dark and very cold prison. Maybe not a normal prison, but solitary confinement.
Phew.
You could be scared and anxious if the spokeswoman for the police press office didn't have to deal with exactly this type of fraud on a daily basis.
But connected incorrectly?
So she calmly listened to the horror scenarios that the lady on the other end of the phone described. Then she took a sip from her coffee cup and finally said that she was very happy to take work from the “Europol” employee and to report the incident to her employer – the Aachen police.
The lady on the other end of the line was obviously suspicious of such accommodating approach: she simply hung up.
The Aachen police deal with a wide variety of fraud variations every day. Sometimes fake police officers or fake prosecutors deceive citizens into believing that a family member is in distress, sometimes it's about a deposit that is supposed to be paid after an accident, sometimes the fraudsters try to force transfers via WhatsApp.
Remain skeptical.
Every day.
Source:
~ Press portal
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