Beware of fraud! Warnings of the police on Internet romances

Beware of fraud! Warnings of the police on Internet romances

The Aurich/Wittmund police inspection urgently warns of the so-called Romance SCAM and asks all citizens to exercise extreme caution in the event of suspicious contacts on the Internet. Unknowns contact unsuspecting victims and try to obtain personal data or to urge them to make financial transactions. The police advise you to exercise mistrust and to immediately file a complaint in the event of a fraud.

In Lütetsburg, a witness is sought for an exhibitionist act. The perpetrator, a man between the ages of 35 and 40, with brown beard, glasses and dark clothes, is described. In addition, the police are looking for a suspected slump in housing in South Brookmerland. On Monday, a woman and a man, probably with other people, penetrated an apartment on Ritzweg and stole valuables. Witnesses are urgently asked to report to the police.

In addition, a car and several construction site vehicles were damaged in the north between Monday and Tuesday. In the north, unknowns scratched the passenger door of an orange Opel, while in Krummhörn hydraulic hoses and cables were deliberately destroyed by construction site vehicles. The police accept information on these incidents under the stated contact numbers.