"Debt collector"
Cunning senior citizen (73) gave scammers the slip
"Not with me", a Tyrolean pensioner (73) probably thought to herself on Monday when she received a call from a supposed debt collection agency. They tried to take money out of the senior citizen's pocket with lies. But the shrewd woman recognized the scam and filed a complaint.
The 73-year-old senior citizen from Kufstein received the dubious call at around 5 pm. The caller, who claimed to be an employee of a German debt collection agency, wanted to trick the woman into believing that she had taken out a subscription in 2022 as part of a competition and had not canceled it.
Allegedly accumulated debts
Over time, this resulted in debts amounting to several thousand euros. "By transferring a low, four-digit euro amount, the outstanding debt would be extinguished," is how the police describe the fraudsters' brazen lie.
Phone call ended, charges filed
The 73-year-old reacted with presence of mind and refused to be lured into the trap. "She ended the call and filed a complaint!" Further police investigations are underway.
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