Overview
- Police say the fraud happened on Monday, 17 August, when an over‑80 woman in Grasbrunn received a call from a woman claiming to be a police officer and was told her daughter had caused a fatal accident.
- The caller demanded a 'Kaution' and, when the victim had no cash, instructed her to gather valuables; a man then collected the jewelry at her home and left unseen.
- The woman was told not to contact her daughter for several hours and only realized the deception after calling her, then phoned the emergency number 110 to report the crime.
- Polizeipräsidium München says Kommissariat 61 is investigating the case as a suspected organized property crime, values the loss at a mid five‑figure sum, and asks anyone who saw activity around Schwablweg, Zornedinger Straße or Dorfstraße between 16:15 and 18:20 to call 089/29100.
- Authorities and local media warned this is a common 'Schockanruf' tactic that targets isolated elderly people, and they repeat simple prevention steps: never hand over money or valuables, do not let strangers into your home, and verify calls by calling 110 independently.