Thousands of euros in damages

Victim fell for a scam on the phone

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A woman from Salzburg was too gullible and fell for a fraudulent phone call. She transferred several thousand euros and only became suspicious too late. The investigation is ongoing. 

The caller pretended to be an employee of a cyber security department at the bank. He persuaded his victim, a 75-year-old woman from Salzburg, to make various transfers.

The money ended up in a domestic account. The stranger relieved the woman from Salzburg of several thousand euros.