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Impersonation Elderly Victims Shock Calls Identity Theft Elderly Targeting Police Impersonation Emotional Manipulation Schockanrufe Senior Citizen Fraud Victimization

4 ARTICLES

3w ago

Matt Gutman Nearly Fell for a Sophisticated Bank‑Impersonation Phone Scam

This episode shows scammers using personal account details, fake badge IDs and instructions to withhold information to coax victims into cash withdrawals that expose them to robbery.

7 ARTICLES

3w ago

CBS Correspondent Matt Gutman Says He Was Targeted by a Convincing Bank-Impersonation Phone Scam

9 ARTICLES

2mo ago

Six Suspects Arrested in Germany and Spain Over ‘Shock-Call’ Scam Targeting Seniors

16 ARTICLES

6mo ago

German Phone-Scam Wave Intensifies With €2 Million Gold Theft in Munich

6 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Police Warnings Intensify as Trick-Fraud Losses Climb in Germany

22 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Police Sound Alarm on Suspected AI Voice Scams After €125,000 Loss in Bavaria

3 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Bochum Police Probe ‘Shock Call’ Scam That Cost 83-Year-Old His Savings

10 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Austria and Germany Issue Fresh Warnings on Smishing and Bank Fraud

3 ARTICLES

7mo ago

Police Seek Witnesses in Kelheim 'Shock Call' Medical Scam

5 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Cross-Border Raid Targets ‘Shock Call’ Ring in Slovakia as Bavaria Logs Fresh Attempts and a Costly Scam

4 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Police Step Up Warnings on ‘Shock Call’ Fraud After Overnight NRW Ordeal

5 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Phone Scam Drains Liverpool Woman’s Account of £10,500; Case Now Under NFIB Review

11 ARTICLES

this yr.

GMB Correspondent Loses $30,000 in Caller ID Scam as ITV Closes US Bureau

3 ARTICLES

last yr.

Monroe Sting Nets Two Posing as Federal Agents in $13.5K Scam

15 ARTICLES

last yr.

Scammers Escalate to Doorstep Visits in Multi-Channel Attacks on German Seniors

3 ARTICLES

last yr.

Police Foil Gold Bar Ransom Scheme Targeting Elderly in Fürstenfeldbruck

4 ARTICLES

last yr.

Regensburg Senior Defrauded of Six-Figure Gold in Shock-Call Scam

Phone Scams

Matt Gutman Nearly Fell for a Sophisticated Bank‑Impersonation Phone Scam

CBS Correspondent Matt Gutman Says He Was Targeted by a Convincing Bank-Impersonation Phone Scam

Telephone Scam in Germering Nets Senior €50,000 as Police Seek Witnesses

Police Arrest Suspect in Spain Over ‘Hospital Urgency’ Scam Targeting Elderly

FBI Warns of Surge in ‘Banking Spoof’ Calls Draining Accounts

Six Suspects Arrested in Germany and Spain Over ‘Shock-Call’ Scam Targeting Seniors

German Phone-Scam Wave Intensifies With €2 Million Gold Theft in Munich

Police Warnings Intensify as Trick-Fraud Losses Climb in Germany

Police Sound Alarm on Suspected AI Voice Scams After €125,000 Loss in Bavaria

Bochum Police Probe ‘Shock Call’ Scam That Cost 83-Year-Old His Savings

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Austria and Germany Issue Fresh Warnings on Smishing and Bank Fraud

Police Seek Witnesses in Kelheim 'Shock Call' Medical Scam

Cross-Border Raid Targets ‘Shock Call’ Ring in Slovakia as Bavaria Logs Fresh Attempts and a Costly Scam

Police Step Up Warnings on ‘Shock Call’ Fraud After Overnight NRW Ordeal

Phone Scam Drains Liverpool Woman’s Account of £10,500; Case Now Under NFIB Review

GMB Correspondent Loses $30,000 in Caller ID Scam as ITV Closes US Bureau

Monroe Sting Nets Two Posing as Federal Agents in $13.5K Scam

Scammers Escalate to Doorstep Visits in Multi-Channel Attacks on German Seniors

Police Foil Gold Bar Ransom Scheme Targeting Elderly in Fürstenfeldbruck

Regensburg Senior Defrauded of Six-Figure Gold in Shock-Call Scam

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