A Woman From Prostějov Deposited Money Into Fake Accounts, Lost 800 Thousand

A middle-aged woman in the Prostějov region withdrew cash from her own bank account and deposited 300,000 crowns into an unknown, but supposedly safe, account at another bank. She was advised by an alleged banker over the phone. He also guided her to other financial transactions that ultimately cost her a total of 800,000 crowns.

He rang the intercom calmly, as if he were really a courier assigned to an urgent collection. In his hand, his cell phone, in constant contact with an accomplice. On the other side of the door, an 81-year-old woman, alone at home and terrified at the idea that her granddaughter could end up in prison. When...