Brandenburg Woman Loses Nearly €200,000 in Elaborate Online Scam

A 65-year-old was deceived by scammers posing as payment system employees, transferring money 24 times over three months.

A 65-year-old woman from Zehdenick, Brandenburg, was targeted in a sophisticated online fraud scheme, losing €196,000.
Scammers impersonated security personnel from a payment service, claiming her account had been hacked.
The perpetrators convinced the victim to transfer money 24 times between October 2024 and January 2025 to 'catch the hackers.'
The victim realized the fraud and reported the incident to the police on Friday, January 10, 2025.
Authorities are investigating the case, but the identity of the scammers remains unknown.