Overview
- Police launched a public appeal by releasing photos of an unidentified man wanted over a Berlin doorstep fraud series.
- The suspect is alleged to have targeted two elderly women and one elderly man in Charlottenburg, Mariendorf and Gesundbrunnen on June 24–25, 2025.
- Investigators say callers posed as police officers or bank employees, citing supposed security issues before announcing a home visit by a colleague.
- The visitor reportedly displayed a fake ID on a mobile phone to gain entry, then took bank cards with PINs along with valuables.
- In at least two cases, cash was later withdrawn without authorization from victims’ accounts, and investigators are seeking tips from the public.