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German-Polish Raids Disrupt ‘Shock Call’ Ring Targeting German Seniors

Cross-border searches tied to a Warsaw call center left three suspects in custody after investigators logged 12 thwarted attempts against German victims.

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Ermittler haben in Deutschland und in Polen drei mutmaßliche Telefonbetrüger festgenommen. In Warschau wurde dabei ein betrügerisches Callcenter zerschlagen, wie die Polizei im rheinland-pfälzischen Trier mitteilte.
Kriminelle wollten einen 81-Jährigen betrügen. Er war zu schlau für sie.

Overview

  • Police arrested a 29-year-old in Winnenden as he allegedly came to collect cash from a senior following a fraudulent emergency call.
  • Two suspects aged 24 and 49 were detained at a Warsaw call center searched at the same time as the German arrest.
  • Seized evidence included a German telephone book, laptops, mobile phones, luxury watches worth about 400,000 zloty, jewelry, cocaine and marijuana.
  • Authorities say all documented attempted handovers of cash or valuables were prevented in the dozen cases identified.
  • Proceedings for the Warsaw arrests are under Polish jurisdiction, while the Stuttgart prosecutor is handling the case against the suspect held in Germany.