WhatsApp scam
Fraudsters scam 15,000 euros from Lungau man (49)
Unknown criminals lured the man with alleged bogus purchases that he was supposed to make and collect commission for. The 49-year-old man from Lungau lost thousands of euros because he fell for a WhatsApp scam.
On December 1, the man from Lungau first received a WhatsApp message from a supposed marketing company. The conversation then moved to the Telegram messaging platform. The 49-year-old was promised commission payments by the strangers if he purchased goods from a fake store, which would then be canceled. These bogus purchases were intended to increase the sales figures of a product from the supposed company.
The man initially made three purchases. These were also canceled by the company. A small commission was paid out. Finally, he made three more purchases and again transferred money to the marketing company. However, these money transfers were no longer canceled by the supposed company and no commission was paid out.
The loss amounts to around 15,000 euros. The police investigation is ongoing.
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