Overview
- Police said three cases occurred between Thursday and Saturday in Dresden and Nünchritz.
- Callers posed as bank employees or a criminal investigator to gain trust and compliance.
- A 75-year-old woman in Dresden installed apps and access programs, after which more than €170,000 disappeared from her accounts.
- A 74-year-old man in Nünchritz granted remote access to his computer and later saw €20,800 withdrawn.
- Another 75-year-old in Dresden threw a bag with €7,000 out of a window after a shock call about her daughter, prompting fresh police warnings not to share data, install software on request, or hand over money.