Overview
- A 53-year-old Hamburg resident with Austrian citizenship applied for the loan using documents that appeared flawless until a land-register detail raised suspicion.
- In a coordinated plan with police, the bank asked the applicant to return, enabling plainclothes officers from Brennpunktdienst Wedel to detain him and a 24-year-old Austrian woman.
- Police say the submitted paperwork proved to be near-perfect forgeries discovered during a final verification check.
- Officers later searched an apartment in Hamburg linked to the man and secured extensive evidence, including additional documents indicating professional fabrication.
- Both suspects were released after initial police measures, and Kriminalpolizei Pinneberg is investigating attempted fraud and document forgery.