Elderly cheated - fake police officers make rich booty

Stuttgart - According to the police, a 90-year-old woman in Stuttgart-Vaihingen fell victim to telephone fraud on Friday. With the "fake police officer" scam, changing callers persuaded the woman to collect cash and gold worth several thousand euros from her bank. As a result, an alleged Interpol employee was apparently announced, whom the elderly woman allowed into her apartment around 4 p.m.

Woman sent to the basement

The swindler is said to have sent the woman into the basement under a pretext, in the meantime he probably took money and gold and left the apartment with the loot. The collector is said to have been 25 to 35 years old, about 1.70 meters tall and slim. According to the description of the person, he had short brown hair and wore a blue coat and sturdy shoes. Witnesses and possible other victims are asked to contact the criminal police on 07 11/89 90 57 78.