It's that easy

Crooks make millions with a fake document

If you know the system and have connections to a professional forger, it's apparently quite easy to make millions of euros. This has been proven by a gang of fraudsters from the Innviertel region, who equipped straw men and women with false identities and then ripped off banks and cell phone operators.

The gang of fraudsters operated mainly from Mauerkirchen, but also had their own people in key positions. This is how the scam worked: fake identity cards were obtained in Serbia for around 60 fake people who actually existed, but whose real names were different. The "helpers" then used these seemingly genuine documents to register at real apartments. Provided by an accomplice in the real estate industry - the straw people never lived there, but still had a real registration form from the municipality.