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Phone Scam Impersonating Doctors Nets €100,000 From Senior

Police have arrested suspects in Bavaria; investigations into dozens of similar calls targeting older residents are ongoing.

Elderly Garching Woman Loses Five-Figure Sum to Fake Doctor Phone Scam

Police Sound Alarm on Suspected AI Voice Scams After €125,000 Loss in Bavaria

Tech-Support Phone Scams Surge As Fight Over Bank Liability Intensifies

Moscow Police Detain Woman in Firecracker Arson Attempt, Nab Accomplice in 9.3 Million-Ruble Fraud

New Warnings on Illegal Cold Calls in Germany as Voice Cloning and ‘Ping’ Scams Rise

Regulators Warn of Surge in Data-Rich Phone Scams and Fake PayPal Calls in Germany

Police Step Up Warnings on ‘Shock Call’ Fraud After Overnight NRW Ordeal

‘Aktenzeichen XY’ to Air Frankfurt Shock-Call Reconstruction on Nov. 5 to Spur Leads

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

New Shock Call Wave Extorts Tens of Thousands from Bavarian Seniors

Sophisticated Phone Scams Target Victims with Multiple Tactics

Scammers Impersonate Police in Widespread Phone Fraud Across Germany