Attention, fraud! Beware of fake heating oil offers in Reutlingen!

Attention, fraud! Beware of fake heating oil offers in Reutlingen!

On July 1, 2025, the police warn in the districts of Reutlingen, Esslingen, Tübingen and Zollernalb of a fraud in connection with heating oil offers. Robbery providers attract consumers with supposedly low prices, but they turn out to be a trap, since no delivery takes place after the amount is transferred and the contact breaks off. A woman from Reutlingen was the victim of this stitch when she ordered heating oil and made the advance payment, but never received the ordered product. The police recommend that you exercise caution in such offers and to consider several tips for recognizing fake shops. This includes checking the imprint, avoiding preliminary transfers and the use of websites for the provider exam. Further information is available on the websites of the police and Consumer Center.

The warning comes at a critical time, since the heating oil supplies in Baden-Württemberg are filled up before the upcoming heating season. Fraudsters specifically use the search for cheap heating oil providers. The police in Constance have already reported several fraud cases in the Lake Constance region and Black Forest, where victims also fall into the trap of such online fake shops. An example of a 73-year-old from Pfaffenhofen, who lost over 1,000 euros to an Internet fraudster, shows the drama of this situation. The Bavarian police found that the online retailer in question did not exist.

shock call in Wolfschlugen

Another incident occurred in Wolfschlugen, where a senior woman was victims of a so -called shock call. Fraudsters output themselves on the phone as prosecutors and asked the woman 150,000 euros for the alleged release of her daughter. In this context, the elderly woman handed over jewelry and cash to a female picker and later to a male collection. The description of the pick -up is as follows:

• female: slim, approx. 160 cm, 35-38 years old, with a large white sun hat, long beige pants and light t-shirt.
• male: slim, approx. 180 cm, 25-28 years old, short blue jeans and t-shirt, with Eastern European accent.

Information on this incident is accepted by the Nürtingen police station on 07022/9224-0.

further incidents in the region

in Leinfelden-Echterdingen there was a traffic accident in which a 19-year-old e-scooter driver was slightly injured. The accident occurred at the confluence with Eichbergweg/Karlstrasse when a 56-year-old BMW driver hit the e-scooter. The property damage amounts to over 1,000 euros.

In Ostfildern, the police had to free a baby from a closed car. The mother had strapped the child, wanted to quickly bring a shopping cart back and then could not open the car door. Fire brigade and police collapse two slices with an emergency hammer, but fortunately the child was unharmed.

Another incident in Ostfildern concerned the theft from a Renault, the disc of which was hit between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. A thief stole a shopping bag with articles of daily needs, which resulted in property damage of several hundred euros. The police started the investigation.

A kitchen fire in a kindergarten in East Filder also required the fire brigade. Smoke development led to an evacuation of the children, the cause of the fire in a plastic box on a hot stove. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.