70,000 Euros Damage: Burgenländerin Fell on "Love-Scam"

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A 70-year-old from the Mattersburg district repeatedly transferred money to an online acquaintance - now the police are investigating.

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MATTERSBURG. Once again fraudsters have faked a victim's infatuation and lured out money due to pretended emergencies: A 70-year-old Burgenland woman was brought 70,000 euros.

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A 70-year-old woman from the district of Mattersburg (NÖ) became a victim of Love-Scamming. She even took a loan of 50,000 euros. In the district of Mattersburg, a 70-year-old woman filed a complaint for serious fraud. The victim fell for the mean scam of the so-called "Love-Scamming" on the Internet. The story began in mid-December 2025, when the Burgenländer received a social network request for friendship and accepted it. After the first news…