Fatal "investment"

More than 100,000 euros transferred to online crooks

A 73-year-old Tyrolean was coldly ripped off by brazen internet fraudsters. The pensioner wanted to invest in cryptocurrency and transferred a total of more than 100,000 euros. All the money is now gone. Of course, the promised profits did not materialize.

The senior citizen from the Tyrolean Oberland actually wanted to increase his wealth with supposedly reputable investment transactions. But now the 73-year-old is more than 100,000 euros poorer. The man had already registered on the websites of two cryptocurrency platforms at the beginning of October.

Alleged profits never paid out
According to the police, he made several deposits by mid-February - in total, he transferred a low six-figure euro amount. "The deposited budget was consequently converted into a cryptocurrency. Furthermore, the man was awarded additional financial bonuses," said the investigators.

Victim only became suspicious months later
However, the alleged profits were never paid out. And when the pensioner was then asked to pay the capital gains tax directly online, he became suspicious and filed a complaint.

All the money is gone. It is more than unlikely that he will ever get it back. Investigations are underway.