Warning: Shock calls shake Bautzen and Görlitz - this is how they protect themselves!

Warning: Shock calls shake Bautzen and Görlitz - this is how they protect themselves!

Görlitz, Deutschland - In the districts of Bautzen and Görlitz, a worrying wave of shock calls spread on June 26, 2025. The cities of Hoyerswerda, Kamenz, Weißwasser and Bautzen were particularly affected. The callers acted as a criminal police or claimed that a relative was involved in a serious accident, which should lead to a surprising Situation and urgent need for action. Collections were required by sums between 5,000 and 130,000 euros, which put the victims under enormous stress. According to the police, it is important to put up immediately with such calls and not hand over any money or valuables, because requesting cash or valuables on the phone does not correspond to the procedure for real civil servants. Unfortunately, the fraudsters often knock in panic situations and play with the fears of people. Media Service Sachsen reports that older people in particular are often the goal of such machinations because they react emotionally more affected.

This fraud stitch is more current than ever, as the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has also found. According to a warning dated May 24, 2023, the shock calls have recently been reported, in which the perpetrators pretend to be close to people. The perpetrators generate pressure by stating that financial aid is urgently necessary, for example because a relative was involved in a traffic accident. These calls are not only emotionally stressful, they are also well thought out methodically well, since several callers often work together and hand over the conversations to increase credibility. [Das BKA] (https://www.bka.de/shahareddocs/kurzmeldungen/de/warn einungen/230524_Schockanrufe.html) therefore offers valuable tips: Put on such a call and call back relatives from known numbers!

Typical procedures of the fraudsters

Typical characteristics of shock calls are a wine -minded voice at the other end of the line and an overwhelming urgency, which often leads to victims are emotionally overwhelmed. The fraudsters often use intimidating tactics to persuade people to act quickly. In an example of a shock call, it became clear that a supposed daughter told about a serious car accident and asked for money for a deposit. Such scenarios panic many people, which makes them much more receptive to the demands. According to reports on other similar incidents, the worrying increase in crime statistics is evident: In the first half of 2022, 665 such calls were recorded in Hamburg, in which 26 led to successful fraud, which left a total damage of over one million euros. The perpetrators often act from foreign locations, especially from Poland, and work in so -called family structures to organize their criminal machinations. Deutschlandfunk cites the city of Berlin as an example, where over 500 procedures in connection with such calls run against perpetrators.

Another example of the criminal energy of such perpetrators is shown in the current incidents in Bad Muskau and Görlitz, where in addition to the shock calls there was also a traffic accident and a dangerous incident with an air rifle. Here a 78-year-old driver was slightly injured when she crashed into a house wall with her Opel, and in Görlitz someone shot from a balcony with an air rifle without injured. These incidents underline the questionable conditions in the region that are related to the shock calls and other criminal activities.

The police therefore call up to stay calm when calling, to critically question the suggestions and simply put it on if in doubt. A well -functioning network of information and prevention measures is required to protect people, especially older and vulnerable people. If you or your relatives are affected by such calls, please contact the police or a victim advice center like the "Weissen Ring" immediately on 116 006.