Overview
- A caller impersonated a hospital doctor and claimed the couple’s daughter was critically ill and needed a €150,000 medication from Switzerland.
- The wife was kept on the phone for about an hour and was repeatedly connected to a woman who sounded like a crying daughter.
- While the husband was directed to a clinic, a supposed health‑insurance representative collected valuables in a red fabric bag around 6:30 p.m. on Drosselstraße.
- Police say the couple did not hand over the full €150,000, yet the loss still totals a six‑figure amount and the fraud was discovered only after they reached their real daughter.
- Kriminalpolizei have opened an investigation, released a description of the male collector—about 1.85 meters tall, slim, dark hair, light gray pullover, dark pants, spoke with an accent—and are calling for witnesses.