Pongau man (36) defrauded
Senior citizen (71) exposed as a brazen online fraudster
No, the ages of the victim and perpetrator were not mixed up by mistake. A 36-year-old man from Pongau was the victim of an online scam. The mastermind behind the sophisticated fraud scheme turned out to be a 71-year-old senior citizen.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The man from Pongau had bought toys for more than 100 euros on an online sales platform, but never received them.
Following a report to the police and extensive investigations, a 71-year-old man was identified as the suspect. The senior citizen is a Spanish national and also lives there. He is said to have committed a total of 134 acts of fraud within just two days.
According to the police, this resulted in a loss of more than 10,000 euros. The majority of those defrauded were German citizens.
The 71-year-old, who is not resident in Austria, will be reported to the Salzburg public prosecutor's office. Further investigations are being carried out by the relevant authorities.
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