Because she probably fell for a scammer, a woman from the Kaiserslautern district filed a police report. Unfortunately, the 48-year-old has already transferred several thousand euros to the unknown person.
What happened?
The 48-year-old met the man via a social network on the Internet. He posed as a surgeon and claimed to work for NATO. Within a short time, the unknown man managed to build a trusting relationship with the woman.
The man then wrote that he had received $350,000 in cash on an assignment abroad and wanted to send the money to her by mail so that she would keep it until he returned. During the shipping or transport of the package there were several problems with taxes, customs, etc., which is why the 48-year-old made a total of five transfers in the four-digit range.
After acquaintances asked her about it, the woman had doubts and went to the police.
The West Palatinate Police Headquarters strongly advises you to be careful with internet acquaintances who ask for money! Unfortunately, so-called “romance scamming”, i.e. fraud with fake love, is not uncommon in times of online dating sites and social networks on the Internet.
Anyone who uses such virtual platforms and makes new acquaintances should definitely remain vigilant and not be too quick to believe all the stories that are written to them - especially not if the chat partner tries to arouse pity with heartbreaking stories that then result in him “urgently needing money”.
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You should also be careful if you are quickly showered with compliments, vows of love and grandiose promises of a relationship from someone you have never met in “real life”. At the latest when the question about money transfers is asked, all alarm bells should ring!
On the website www.polizei-beratung.de you will find extensive information on this topic - including helpful tips on how to recognize fraudsters and how you can protect yourself: https://s.rlp.de/TjPh0
Source: West Palatinate Police Headquarters
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