Pensioners in Leipzig Victim of Briefer EC card rip-off!

Pensioners in Leipzig Victim of Briefer EC card rip-off!

Könneritzstraße 52, 04229 Leipzig, Deutschland - in Leipzig-Schleußig occurred on September 1, 2024, a brazen theft, who was directed against an 88-year-old man. Two men waited in the Sparkassen branch at Könneritzstraße 52 while the victim took cash on an ATM. If the older gentleman remained unnoticed, the perpetrators stole their EC card and shortened a short time later over 1,000 euros from his account.

The crime took place around 10:35 a.m. According to Tag24 , the two people carefully observe the pensioner at the machine. After capturing the EC card, they used them in the same branch to act quickly. The police are now investigating theft and computer fraud.

description of the perpetrators

The two men were described as about 25 to 35 years old. The first perpetrator has a normal stature, a striking appearance with a dark full beard and short, dark grade hair and a striking birthmark on the cheek. He was dressed in a light blue shirt, jeans and white sneakers, supplemented by a dark baseball cap.

The second perpetrator also had a normal stature, but wore a black polo shirt and also jeans and white sneakers. The perpetrators probably had no idea of ​​the surveillance cameras of the bank branch, which they exposed and which are now used by the police to identify the perpetrators.

public search and information

The police published the confiscated recordings and calls the public for help. In addition to the publication of photos of the suspect, the police ask for information on the identity of the perpetrators. Witnesses and people who have information are encouraged to report to the Leipzig-Südwest police station. The contact details are:

• Address: Ratzelstraße 222, 04207 Leipzig
• Telephone: 0341 9460-0

The investigators hope that with the help of the population, further details of this incident will come to light and that the offense will be investigated quickly. Despite the shock that the act was triggered by the pensioner concerned, there is now the chance of justice and a reimbursement of the losses suffered.