Several Calls in the Southern County: False Police Officers Fail with Attempted Fraud

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In the southern district of Munich there were several cases of attempted fraud by telephone on Thursday. The perpetrators pretended to be police officers.

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The number of special fraud cases in which people pose as police officers and defraud cash has been increasing rapidly in the prefecture. The scammers start the conversation over the phone with statements such as "Your account has been used for fraud" and "There is an arrest warrant out for you as a person involved in the crime," before leading victims to video chat on social media.