Dortmund.
The Dortmund police warn of telephone fraudsters and focus on prevention. She wants to sensitize people with educational courses.
The Dortmund police warn again urgently phone scammers. Especially the variant of the so-called “Shock calling” is with scammers high in price. The target of this scam is often older people.
The well-known variants include the methodwhere someone is on the phone as police officer and reports on burglaries in the neighborhood. Those called should then hand in their valuables to the “police”. Just come then not a real officialbut a cheater and accepts the money or valuables.
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The scam of the “Shock Call”. Here they give themselves scammers on the phone as relative who is said to have been involved in an accident and now needs money immediately to be able to pay for the damage. The called party would be in a emotional shock situation brought.
The Dortmund police want to provide information about fraudsters in courses
That’s why the Dortmund police out that such calls is not to be trusted. Especially when the person on the phone asks for money, you should be suspicious. Above all elderly people are in the sights of these scammers, which is why they have to be intensively clarified.
The police offers for this every two months Enlightenment courses on. The next one will be on March 2nd at 5pm. Please register by e-mail to [email protected] or by telephone on 0231/132-7953 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.). (red)
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