Police investigate
Tyrolean woman (79) transferred tens of thousands of euros to crooks
Once again, an elderly woman's good faith has been coldly exploited by brazen fraudsters. They tricked a 79-year-old Tyrolean woman into giving them remote access to her PC. Several tens of thousands of euros have now been lost.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Between September 2 and November 20, previously unknown perpetrators contacted the woman from the Imst district several times by telephone. The criminals tricked the 79-year-old woman into downloading an app to give them access to her computer.
Money transfers confirmed via mobile app
"Under false pretenses, the woman was tricked into confirming various transfers via a cell phone app to a British and a German bank account," according to the police. The amount of the loss is currently in the mid five-digit euro range. The police investigation is ongoing.
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