US EditionScammers Call 85-Year-Old Man Demanding Cash and Gold, but They Had No Idea Who They Were Dealing With
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Scammers call 85-year-old man demanding cash and gold, but they had no idea who they were dealing with
An 85-year-old man from Bavaria proved he’s sharper than most by catching phone scammers not once, but twice. He got a call from someone pretending to be a police officer. The fake cop said a family member was in serious trouble and needed help right away. This trick is often used to scare older people into handing over their money. But the man knew it was a scam. Instead of hanging up, he decided to play along. He told the caller he would gathe…
The 85-year-old Bavarian man caught two fraudsters, and the police spoke highly of him.
An 85-year-old Bavarian man has twice been tricked by phone scammers who tried to extort cash and valuables from him, The Guardian reports. The pensioner first received a call on Tuesday from a man claiming to be a police officer, who told him that a family member was in trouble, which immediately made him suspicious. He kept the caller on the line, saying he would quickly arrange €10,000 in cash and some gold to hand over. In the meantime, his …
An 85-year-old from Ingolstadt tricked a telephone scammer for the second time and helped arrest a 20-year-old pick-up.
A trick call led to the arrest of the fraudsters. An 85-year-old had looked through the scam and alerted the police. It's not the first time he's been able to trick malicious callers.
Easy booty with desperate seniors – this is often achieved by telephone scammers with shock calls. An 85-year-old from Upper Bavaria turns the tables: together with his daughter he has already tricked the second fraudster.
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