Student as Victim

Fake Bank Advisor Scammed Viennese Woman: Inheritance Gone!

Lena H. was scammed by a supposed bank employee and knows that her inheritance is likely gone.(Bild: Krone-Collage/Martin A. Jöchl, stock.adobe.com null)

A single shocking phone call led 22-year-old Viennese woman Lena H. to lose 9,800 euros from an inheritance to a fake bank employee. The scammer knew all about the young woman’s purchases, account activity, and her main branch. But how?

August 13 didn’t fall on a Friday this year. Nevertheless, Viennese student Lena H. will remember it as a terrible day. On that day, the 22-year-old Viennese woman received a call from someone claiming to be an advisor at her bank branch. She was told that an unknown person had withdrawn large sums from her account. The caller knew the 22-year-old’s bank branch and could view her account activity—such as grocery purchases.