Initially, fraudsters targeted her mother and made a shock call claiming that her granddaughter had caused a fatal traffic accident and needed to be bailed out. The woman, in turn, referred the callers, including the cell phone number, to her daughter , the mother of the person who allegedly caused the accident. This was also achieved and unfortunately believed the fraud. She and her husband two branches of her bank - the first could not pay out the required 35,000 euros at once, but the second could.

The handover took place at the district court in Stralsund - not in the building, mind you, because, according to the fraudsters, the victim would have needed a PCR test.

The money is gone, what remains is the description of the person collecting it:

He is said to have been short, 1.60 - 1.65 meters tall, with a noticeably large stomach, little dark hair and a three-day beard, around 35-40 years old, wearing a green sweater and beige trousers. It could come from the south or southeast of Europe.

Incidentally, the injured party became suspicious because her daughter found out about the mysterious call from her grandmother and told her mother that she was fine and that she shouldn't hand over any money to anyone. But unfortunately this news came too late.

The police are now asking for information from the public:

Who saw the handover scene at the Stralsund district court yesterday around 2 p.m. or saw the person collecting the money described in the area of ​​the district court during that time or can provide other information about the person collecting the money?

Please contact the police operations control center on 0395 / 55822224 or any other police station if you have any relevant information. The scam with accidents allegedly caused by relatives and the required deposit is currently becoming more common again. Several attempts were reported in the Stralsund area.

In addition, there are currently increasing reports of WhatsApp fraud.

Some were not successful for the fraudsters, but a 68-year-old German from the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula took a “Hello Dad” WhatsApp seriously and believed that his son was actually having problems with his cell phone and that he needed one for him Make a transfer. The responsible bank must check whether the approximately 3,000 euros can still be recovered.

Once again the police warning:

In this sense, there is no bail in Germany that can be used to buy out relatives if they are accused of a crime. If you are still unsure whether something has happened to your relatives, you should call the real relatives yourself (also dial the telephone number yourself).

When it comes to WhatsApp scams, we advise you to remain skeptical when money is requested over the phone or via WhatsApp, no matter who. Even more so if contact details (telephone number) and account details do not belong to the actual relatives. In this case, the real relatives should also call themselves (also dial the original telephone number!) and be asked whether they are really in need and need money.

Contact with relatives should never be left to others. If in doubt: call the police on 110

Source: Neubrandenburg Police Headquarters

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