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

Investigators ask witnesses to contact Kommissariat 61 in Munich.

Salzlandkreis 'Shock Call' Phone Scam Costs 86-Year-Old €18,000

Germany Logged 565,546 Spam Calls in February as Scammers Cycle Numbers and Deploy 'Silent' Calls

Baden-Württemberg Crime Down in 2025 as Domestic Violence, Phone Scams and Cyber Losses Rise

Bavaria Police Warn of Flyer and Phone Scams Targeting Seniors

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

Nagasaki Police Arrest Alleged Courier in ¥400 Million Gold-Bar Fraud

Austria and Germany Issue Fresh Warnings on Smishing and Bank Fraud

Police Seek Tips in Germany Phone-Impersonation Scam Cases After New Alzenau Theft

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

Nine Techaluta Police Guns Recovered After Phone-Scam as Two Officers and Taxi Driver Are Arrested

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

Munich Arrest in Shock-Call Case Highlights Ongoing Impersonation Scams Targeting Seniors

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

Russia Warns of Black Friday Scam Surge as Moscow Police Dismantle Network of Fake Brand Stores

Fresh Warnings as Phishing Wave Targets German Bank and PayPal Accounts

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