Heidelberg and Kleinheubach, under the jurisdiction of Miltenberg: Call center scam suspects confiscated valuable items - Criminal police search for potential witnesses
Headline: Lower Franconian Police Launch Prevention Campaigns Against Elderly Scams, Appeal for Public Information
In a recent incident, fraudsters successfully swindled a elderly woman in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, by using a common scam. The woman, believing the call was genuine, traveled by taxi to a handover location in Heidelberg and handed over valuables and jewelry worth a five-figure amount.
The Lower Franconian police are now taking action to prevent such incidents. They launched the prevention campaign "Leg' auf!" at the end of 2020, followed by the campaigns "Ich schütze Oma und Opa" and "Chill mal Oma" which started at Lower Franconian schools in July 2022. These campaigns aim to inform and sensitize, in particular, older people and their relatives about scams like "Enkeltrickbetrug" and "Falsche Polizeibeamte", and to provide behavioral tips.
The Lower Franconian police are relying on the support of young people and students through these campaigns. The Criminal Police in Würzburg are currently investigating the incident and are appealing for information from the public. Anyone with information about the collection or relevant details is urged to contact the Criminal Police in Würzburg on Tel. 0931/457-1732.
The goal of these campaigns is to educate and protect the elderly from such scams. The "Leg' auf!-Kampagne" can be found at this link. Additional links to the campaigns "Ich schütze Oma und Opa" and "Chill mal Oma" are available.
For inquiries about the campaigns, please contact the Police Headquarters Mannheim Press Office. Philipp Kiefner can be reached at Tel. 0621 174-1111 or via email at [email protected]. The head of the Mannheim Police Academy and their possible connection to the prevention campaigns could not be determined based on the provided search results.
The information was originally transmitted by the Police Headquarters Mannheim via news aktuell. The suspect in the Heidelberg incident then fled on foot in an unknown direction after the collection. The police urge everyone to stay vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the authorities.
