21-year-old wanted to win 71,000 francs by "shock call"

In the case of so-called "shock calls", fraudsters pretend to be officials and inform their victims that a close person is involved in a fatal accident. A 72-year-old's attention has now become a disaster for a fraudster. An incoming call from an unknown number. (symbol picture) Image: shutterstockIn the case of so-called "shock calls", fraudsters pretend to be officials and tell their victims that a close person is involved in a fatal accident.

The Kriminalpolizei Würzburg investigates after unknown people had caused a pensioner to hand over cash and jewellery in Karlburg and Würzburg by a "shock call". » read more

Criminal police ask for clues On Tuesday in Kulmbach, three-thirds of fraudsters captured a low four-digit amount of money from an 89-year-old woman. With the perfidious scam of the so-called "shock call", the police...

With the perfidious trick of the so-called shock call, unknown people put a Kulmbacher under massive pressure. She gives in - and her money.