Fraudsters in a senior citizens' dormitory: collect donations and steal it!

Fraudsters in a senior citizens' dormitory: collect donations and steal it!

In Hohen Neuendorf, more precisely in the Borgsdorf district, two brazen men tried to make a profit through false donation calls yesterday morning (11:45 a.m.). As Cityreport reported, the perpetrators stated that they work on a voluntary basis that takes care of deaf-very people. While one of the men distracted the seniors, the other was behind the prey in the residents' apartments.

An attentive employee of the facility noticed the hustle and bustle and addressed the men. The 19-year-old Romanian could be held by him, while the accomplice could escape with unexpected happiness. The police later found a considerable amount of stolen objects that were immediately returned to the seniors. The criminal police have received the investigation in three cases for fraud and theft.

special caution for seniors

older people are often the focus of trickdies and fraudsters. According to the North Rhine-Westphalia police, these acts are particularly worrying, since many seniors often live alone and become victims of such machinations in their own four walls. Contrary to the widespread fear of violence on the street, the risk of being attacked in a major city is relatively low. Instead, the older fellow citizens have to be careful of attempts to deceive in their living rooms, since fraudsters often want to get into the apartments through tricky fraudsters There are different methods of how perpetrators can do. For example, they pretend to be emergency situations or pretend to be craftsmen who absolutely need access to the apartment. Others try to pretend a personal relationship with the victim to be invited. The Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth indicates that senior -friendly prevention measures are urgently necessary. The brochure "Rate who is?", Which was published by the Ministry, gives valuable tips on how seniors can protect themselves from fraudsters and shows how to recognize these identity thieves This is how the Ministry is informed

These events should serve as a warning for all seniors, regardless of where they live. Wisdoms such as "Caution is better than forbearance" are not only sayings, but should be internalized in everyday life. Because fraudsters are often professionally and well practiced to outsmart their victims.