Overview
- A woman in her 80s in Munich’s Pasing district received a call from a fake doctor claiming her daughter needed urgent treatment, but a real call from the daughter exposed the ruse.
- The Munich police detained a 30-year-old suspected courier who arrived to collect cash and jewelry, transferred him to custody, and plan to present him to an investigative judge as Kommissariat 61 leads the probe.
- In Essen on November 15, a caller posing as a Sparkasse employee primed a senior for a visit by a supposed police officer who showed a fake ID, took cash under the pretense of checking serial numbers, and fled.
- Authorities describe shock-calls as a frequent tactic that applies intense emotional and time pressure to extract money, gold, or jewelry from victims.
- Police advise never handing over cash, cards, or PINs to unknown persons, verifying requests via known contact numbers, using family code words for calls, and reporting suspicious contacts to 110.