Promised winnings

Tyrolean lost more than 100,000 euros to fraudsters

A 51-year-old Tyrolean man has lost almost all his possessions to internet fraudsters. The man was promised huge profits via Bitcoin investments. Over the past three months, he transferred a total of more than 100,000 euros. They are now gone.

The criminals contacted the man via a messaging app and convinced him to invest in bitcoins. "Between July and September, the victim transferred a low 6-digit euro amount to various bank accounts, as he was promised high profits," the police said.

Several hundred euros debited
However, the 51-year-old is not the only one who has fallen for web scams. Last Friday, a 53-year-old Tyrolean woman was redirected to a fake website for her online banking. "There, the woman entered her access data and then, due to alleged additional security measures, a TAN," explains the executive.

A short time later, the 53-year-old woman accessed her online banking app and noticed that a real-time transfer in the amount of a high three-digit euro sum had been made to a foreign account. The woman immediately filed a complaint with the police.