Overview
- Munich police report suspects using flyers and small ads to arrange home visits for supposed purchases of antiques or carpets, then stealing gold and jewelry; Kommissariat 55 is investigating.
- In two Munich examples from late 2025, a 92-year-old was pressured during repeat visits and lost a gold pocket watch and coin, and a 56-year-old couple was distracted as a valuable gold chain was taken after only partial payment.
- In Amberg, an 83-year-old was told by a caller posing as police to leave gold in his garage for taxi pickup; he noted the license plate, enabling officers to recover the gold at a handover point in Baden‑Württemberg.
- Ansbach police report an 83-year-old handed over cash and coins worth €70,000 after a fake prosecutor claimed his daughter needed bail, with the investigation led by the Kriminalpolizei Nürnberg.
- In Munich-Hadern, an over‑80 woman gave a low five‑figure sum to a supposed police collector before officers arrested a 26‑year‑old suspect and seized a mid four‑figure amount of cash and small quantities of narcotics.