Overview
- Police logged fresh cases Tuesday, including a Dorfen victim who handed over about €100,000 in gold and silver coins, a 91-year-old in Taucha who forced out two fake meter readers, and a 91-year-old in Augsburg whose gold chain was swapped and stolen.
- An 85-year-old in Krailling was called Monday by a fake doctor claiming her daughter needed urgent cancer treatment, then gave jewellery worth €50,000 to €100,000 to a male courier as Kripo Fürstenfeldbruck now seeks witnesses.
- In Erdweg-Eisenhofen the same day, a man was told to leave €9,500 in a pot outside his home, but he confronted the female pickup and got his cash back, and investigators are asking for tips about people or cars seen in the area.
- In Hof on Friday, April 24, an 84-year-old gave about €20,000 in cash and jewellery to a man after callers posed as police, and detectives have opened a case and appealed for sightings near Michaeliskirche.
- ‘Schockanruf’ scams work by posing as police, doctors or relatives, inventing an emergency such as bail or a life-saving procedure, and sending a courier to collect valuables, so police urge families to verify calls on known numbers, refuse entry to unannounced visitors, and report any suspicious activity to regional hotlines.