Fraudulent mesh in Leipzig: Pensioner loses five -digit sum!

Fraudulent mesh in Leipzig: Pensioner loses five -digit sum!

In Leipzig-Lößnig, an 82-year-old woman was victim to a perfidious fraud, in which she was bothered by false invoice stores for months. According to lvz.de Fraudsters a total of a five -digit sum. The first contact took place in mid -March of this year.

The fraudsters contacted the elderly by phone and stated that there were outstanding bills. In this context, she was also informed of a bank details for the transfer of the funds. The Situation escalated when she received threats to enforcement, which she visibly worried.

fraud stitches in focus

Despite the transfer of a five -digit sum in May, the calls and threats did not stop. It was only in July that the pensioner turned to the police, who immediately initiated investigations into fraud. A fact that is not surprising because more and more pensioners in Germany are faced with similar fraud stitches. In this context, the German Pension Insurance (DRV) has warned of a new fraud stitch, in which criminals pretend to be the DRV employee. These use [Call-ID-Spoofing] (https://www.z.de/ consumer/spoofing-ueebergung-fahr-anrufe-anrufe-pensioner-de- Deutschland-Dabo-Lotto-Pfaend-Zr-93780790.html) and indicate the real telephone number of pension insurance.

threats with seizures of the pension due to alleged demands from a non-existent lottery subscription. The fraudsters claim that a telephone recording prove a contract, and they would use clever tricks to scare their victims. Then offer "help" to achieve a comparison, whereby an immediate payment is required.

warning signals and prevention

The German pension insurance has named clear warning signs for these fraud stitches:

• threats regarding pension segregation
• claims for alleged Lotto subscriptions
• request for immediate money transfer
• bank details for accounts abroad
• Time pressure and emotional pressure

affected is urgently advised not to transfer money and instead to contact the police or the free hotline of the pension insurance at 0800/1000 4800 to find out about possible fraud cases and to find help. The current situation shows how important it is to find out about such fraud stitches and remain vigilant.