Senior woman in Waeschenbeuren victim of a brazen telephone scam!

Senior woman in Waeschenbeuren victim of a brazen telephone scam!

In an alarming incident, a senior citizen from Waeschenbeuren fell victim to a scam when an unknown person posed as a police officer over the telephone. Loud Filstal wave This happened on Monday when the fraudster contacted the woman and told her about break-ins in the neighborhood. During the course of the conversation, he asked about valuables and asked the elderly woman to hand over her valuables to the police.

The woman then went to a discount store on Lorcher Strasse in Birenbach, where she left a bag with cash and jewelry under her car. The fraudster had told her that the criminal police would be waiting for her at the discount store. However, when the senior citizen did not find a police officer in the store and returned to her car, the bag was missing. The criminal police have now started the investigation and are looking for witnesses who saw suspicious things in the discount store's parking lot around 1 p.m.

Telephone scam warning

The police strongly warn that they will never ask for cash or valuable items over the phone. To protect yourself from such scams, she recommends various measures. This includes:

• Lassen Sie sich am Telefon nicht unter Druck setzen.
• Legen Sie den Hörer auf, um Betrüger loszuwerden.
• Seien Sie misstrauisch bei Geldforderungen oder persönlicher Daten.
• Wählen Sie selbst die 110 und berichten Sie den Vorfall.
• Sprechen Sie nicht über persönliche und finanzielle Verhältnisse am Telefon.
• Betrüger suchen oft nach älteren Personen in Telefonverzeichnissen.
• Überlegen Sie, ob Sie sich aus öffentlichen Verzeichnissen streichen lassen.
• Beraten Sie sich mit vertrauenswürdigen Personen.
• Teilen Sie diese Tipps im Familien- und Freundeskreis.

In addition, the police offer information materials on the topic of “fake police officers” on their website and point out the possibility of ordering brochures that can help you better protect yourself.

Additional information resources

The brochure on the website Police advice available, addresses various forms of crime that affect older people. She gives extensive tips on protecting yourself from crime and discusses dangers that lurk both at the front door and on the telephone, such as grandchild tricks or false promises of prizes.

The brochure also explains the risks when granting powers of attorney and provides information on positive neighborly contacts and violence in care. It is important to be well informed and to recognize possible dangers in good time in order to protect yourself and others.