Overview
- An impostor posing as a police officer phoned the victim around 12:00 on Friday, 16 January, claiming the man’s son was jailed after a fatal crash and needed high bail.
- A second caller presenting as a lawyer questioned assets and directed the 83-year-old to take a taxi to his bank to withdraw the money.
- At about 15:00, a man picked up the cash at the victim’s home on Hollandstraße in Leithe and walked toward Ückendorfer Straße.
- The collector is described as male, about 25–30 years old, roughly 1.65 meters tall, slim, with a darker complexion, short curly dark-brown hair, and a slightly chubby face.
- Kriminalkommissariat 13 is investigating and asks for tips at 0234 909-4135 or 0234 909-4441, while police urge residents to hang up on money requests and report suspicious calls to 110.