Fraud - Love scam - woman unexpectedly gets money back
Without knowing that she had fallen victim to a love scam, a woman received her transferred money back. The 69-year-old woman from the Vorpommern-Ruegen district in Germany allegedly transferred 32,800 Euros to a doctor abroad out of love, according to the police. She had met the man online and had transferred the money to him after a certain period of time.
The police stumbled upon the scam by chance. They had been investigating another case and became aware of the transferred money sum of the 69-year-old through a bank transaction. The woman had not yet realized that she was a victim of so-called Love or Romance Scamming.
- The woman, hailing from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's County of Vorpommern-Rügen, specifically from Stralsund, was unaware she was in a fraudulent situation.
- The police in Germany, while investigating a crime in another area, discovered the unusual financial transaction from the woman to a foreign doctor, which was a clear indication of potential fraud.
- This incident of fraud took place in the heart of Germany, with the unwitting victim being a woman who had been deceived out of 32,800 Euros due to her love for someone she met online.
- Desiring to help the victim, the police in Germany vowed to bring light to this Love Scam, a common crime that affects many individuals not only in Stralsund but across Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the nation as a whole.
