Mieser 200-euro trick: fraudsters are up to mischief on the Baltic Sea!

Mieser 200-euro trick: fraudsters are up to mischief on the Baltic Sea!

The Baltic Sea coast, especially the popular holiday resorts in Western Pomerania, are currently not only known for their beautiful beaches, but also for a perfidious fraud stitch that has made headlines in the past few weeks. According to Nordkurier , the perpetrators have been on tour with the so-called 200-euro trick, with the focus on the new, experienced since 2019 200-euro certificate is directed. This not only ensures desperate sellers, but also increased fraud cases in cities such as Greifswald, Wolgast and the Baltic Sea resort Bansin.

On June 26, 2025, there were several incidents. In Greifswald, a woman paid at a fruit and vegetable stand with a 200 euro certificate and then called back 100 euros in change, which was never given. There were also two cases in hairdressing salons in Wolgast, where the perpetrator got involved in a conversation in order to get around 190 euros in the end. However, the highlight of the fraud took place in the Baltic Sea resort of Bansin, where on June 26, a supposed customer also paid in a souvenir shop for a plush toy and a pen worth around 10 euros with a 200 euro license. After a complaint about the price, the seller asked for reversal, and after leaving the business, she found that 100 euros of the change were missing, as the press portal reported.

The investigating police

The police are now investigating in these cases and is urgently looking for witnesses who could have more information about the fraudulent perpetrator. Information can be reported directly to the Heringsdorf police station or the online guard of the police. The investigators give up the suspicion of a possible connection between the different fraud cases.

The Federal Government has recorded a decline in fraud crime over the past few years, as an analysis of the [BKA] (https://www.bka.de/shahareddocs/kurzmandenungen/kurzmandenungen/250425_Betlugskriminalites shows. Nevertheless, there is still a worrying development, especially in the area of fraud, especially with identity-related offenses and online frauds. In 2024, around 743,472 cases were registered across Germany, which means a decrease of 1.5 percent compared to the previous year. Especially in the region around the Baltic Sea, the quick money change remains a dangerous phenomenon that causes the police to increasingly take sensitization measures for the population.

Citizens are asked to be attentive and to show suspicions or real estate transactions in suspicious money. Anyone who makes suspicious observations or is affected by these fraudsters should contact the police immediately. It is up to all of us to stay vigilant and not to fall into the trap of these unscrupulous criminals.