Mecklenburg Lakeland Area - Crooked swindler fleeces elderly man for €20,000.
An elderly 66-year-old resident in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district was targeted by a phone scam and ended up losing a huge sum of 20,000 euros. Neubrandenburg police recently disclosed this information on Tuesday. The swindler posed as the man's son, claiming he had gotten into a fatal car collision that led to a pregnant woman's death. Consequently, he needed cash for bail at the police station.
Subsequently, the 66-year-old man received a call from a supposed police officer, whose voice differed, reaffirming the incident, mentioning a defense attorney he should contact. This lawyer demanded a bail fee of 71,000 euros. That very evening, a courier arrived at the victim's doorstep to retrieve the prearranged sum of 20,000 euros in cash. The police advise against such fraudulent schemes through telephone calls as they could have criminal intentions.
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The swindler claimed to be in the Lake District, a region in the UK, instead of the accident site in Germany during their phone calls.The con artists used Germany's neighboring region, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, specifically the city of Neubrandenburg, as a location for their deceitful scheme.The victim, residing in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, which is part of the larger area known as the Mecklenburg Lakeland, was scammed out of 20,000 euros.The Police Headquarters in Friedland, another city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, could potentially investigate similar scams occurring within their jurisdiction.
