An 80-year-old Oranienburger received on Wednesday a phone call from an alleged employee of the Bundesbank, such as the police Directorate of the North announced on Thursday. Him a profit of EUR 38 000 had been promised - he had to pay only 900 Euro in advance. As it seemed to the Senior strange, is not he put the handset fell to the fraud. A supposed employee of the court called the police on Wednesday in the case of a 83-Year-old from Oranienburg. The caller, the woman told, therefore, that the daughter of the Elderly woman had an accident - you should, therefore, be 48 000 euros, ready to be picked up. The Pensioner then went to the Bank, an attentive Bank employee have prevented the fraud.

in addition, a 78-year-old Veltenerin and a 82-year-old Zehdenickerin coupon should buy cards to the value of 750 and 900 euros, in order to come to a "large Cash prize". In none of the cases, the fraudsters obtained according to police, the cash information.

Not always the fraud ran out of mesh so lightly, said police spokeswoman Ariane celebration of Bach. Again and again false police officers and other success with your mesh would have. Strikingly, the regional reference is: frequently, seniors have reported from the same towns.

The police advises: "never Give up on the phone or to Strangers information to cash or other assets in your household". Affected should terminate any conversation immediately and call the police. "You will remain suspicious. Let the eloquent scammers not to put pressure on you.“