Overview

• The suspect allegedly defrauded 44 elderly victims of over €128,000 by stealing their credit cards and personal identification numbers.
• Police traced the scam to phone-based social engineering in which the perpetrator posed as a bank employee to secure victims’ PINs.
• After obtaining the PINs, she visited homes to collect cards and used force or home invasion when victims challenged her identity.
• A July 18 raid on her residence yielded high-end watches, electronic devices, disguises and other items allegedly purchased with stolen funds.
• Authorities have charged her with fraud, burglary, robbery with violence and immigration violations and are verifying seized assets and additional victims.