Overview
- A 23-year-old from Pfarrkirchen attempted to rebook a canceled Middle East flight on her own after the disruption tied to the Iran war.
- The number she called appeared in search results and seemed to belong to a booking portal’s support line, according to police.
- Trusting the caller’s claim to be a service agent, she granted remote access to her mobile device.
- Multiple transactions then debited a total of €2,500 from her bank account, police said.
- Authorities have opened an investigation on suspicion of Leistungsbetrug against unknown perpetrators, with no arrests reported.