What to know about the fatal shooting of an Uber driver and the scam surrounding it
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Fraudsters pretend to be sons - Sindelfinger falls for WhatsApp trick: Once again, fraudsters were successful with the WhatsApp scam. This time it hit a ...
krzbb.de/inhalt.betrueger-geben-sich-als-sohn-aus-sindelfinger-faellt-auf-whatsapp-trick-herein.203af96a-140a-4c53-a33a-5231509fe36e.html
Grandchildren's trick, shock calls, fake tradesmen: This is how seniors can protect themselves
ovb-online.de/muehldorf/neumarkt-st-veit/enkeltrick-schockanrufe-falsche-handwerker-so-koennen-sich-senioren-schuetzen-93029301.html
New grandchild trick: How perpetrators clone the voices of relatives: Grandchild trick fraud is reaching a new level thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) ...
op-online.de/hessen/enkeltrick-kriminelle-klonen-stimmen-angehoerige-kuenstliche-intelligenz-ki-opfer-senioren-zr-93022596.html
Scams in Saxony-Anhalt: Rip-off when you call: The tricks of the scammers: Salzwedel. - The methods are varied, the victims are clueless: all sorts of scams ...
volksstimme.de/lokal/salzwedel/betrug-telefon-enkeltrick-fakeshops-polizei-warnung-schockanruf-kriminelle-3828734
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Josh Freed: Look out for FakeJosh and other frauds: We've come a long way from faux royals looking for help retrieving funds to where the Just for Laughs comedy ...
montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/josh-freed-look-out-for-fakejosh-and-other-frauds
Rip-off with grandchild trick and shock calls increased in Thuringia: A fraudulent WhatsApp message appears on the display of a smartphone. (symbolic image)
thueringer-allgemeine.de/politik/article242118588/Abzocke-mit-Enkeltrick-und-Schockanrufen-in-Thueringen-gestiegen.html
Trick fraud: “The police never call 110!”: Chief Inspector Stephanie Hellermann-von Serkowsky gave a lecture in Einhausen about fraud in old age.
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Supercedi and the alcohol: Journalist Cedric Schild constantly promotes his own company's sparkling waters - with strong support from Ringier.
republik.ch/2024/04/15/supercedi-und-der-alkohol
Grandparent scam: Canadian seniors with landline phones targeted, out about $2.2 million | Globalnews.ca
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14 arrested in Montreal as police task force targets 'grandparent scam' ring: Between Jan. 22 and April 8, police identified 126 victims of a scam ring who ...
montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/14-arrested-in-montreal-as-police-task-force-targets-grandparent-scam-ring
Gesekerin falls for WhatsApp fraud: money is confiscated and she gets stuck: There are warnings about the grandchild trick and other scams almost every day ...
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Grandchildren's trick and shock calls - Thuringians cheated out of more than four million euros
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Grandchildren's trick: Fraudsters steal five-figure sums in the Gifhorn district: Fraudsters stole five-figure sums of cash from two senior citizens in the ...
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CDU Wolfschlägen gives tips against grandchild tricks and shock calls: Fraudsters stole 3.8 million euros in the Reutlingen police headquarters area in one year ...
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Shock calls, grandchild tricks and the like: How not to fall into the trap of fraudsters
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Fight against love fraud and grandchild tricks: Ex-police officer founds security company to protect seniors - Zofinger Tagblatt
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Shock call, grandchild trick & co.: fraud scams cost Saxony ten million euros: The State Office of Criminal Investigation registered 5317 cases of fraud last ...
freiepresse.de/nachrichten/sachsen/schockanruf-enkeltrick-co-betrugsmaschen-bringen-sachsen-um-zehn-millionen-euro-artikel13321724
Wuppertal police warn of scams: Last year, Wuppertal recorded a worrying increase in fraud cases against older citizens. According to the current crime ...
wuppertal-total.de/blaulicht/wuppertaler-polizei-warnt-vor-betrugsmaschen/
In Heaven's Crown - Grandchildren's trick: Commissioner clarifies: How can you protect yourself from fraudsters? An information event is intended to help ...
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Bayreuth - Grandchild trick prevented at the last second: That was close: thanks to an attentive bank employee, an elderly woman in Bayreuth was prevented from ...
kurier.de/inhalt.bayreuth-enkeltrick-in-letzter-sekunde-verhindert.eb0329b0-b5ae-4c9e-a6d7-4e36f9e43517.html
Rinteln: Fraudster cheats 98-year-olds out of money: The act is reminiscent of well-known scams such as the “grandchild trick”: a man from Rinteln asked a ...
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Why the grandchild trick gets caught: Police officer from Gondelsheim explains: A prevention officer informed seniors in Gondelsheim about the scammers' scams ...
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Grandchild trick fraudster in Ingolstadt sentenced to more than four years in prison
donaukurier.de/lokales/ingolstadt/enkeltrick-betrueger-zu-ueber-vier-jahren-haft-verurteilt-opfer-waren-in-allen-faellen-aeltere-frauen-15727584
Snow White and Beware of the Grandchildren's Trick: “If you have fairy-tale eyes, the world is full of wonders,” goes the saying. The members of the Evangelical ...
come-on.de/lennetal/nachrodt-wiblingwerde/schneewittchen-und-die-vorsicht-beim-enkeltrick-92907905.html
Training in Oberhavel: An overview of trainee wages: Many factors play a role when looking for a suitable job - one of them is salary. What you can earn in ...
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Paid articlePaid Con artists will swindle millions in Thuringia in 2023: A senior woman is typing on her smartphone. The tricks used by fraudsters have long since gone beyond the ...
thueringer-allgemeine.de/leben/blaulicht/article241929494/Trickbetrueger-ergaunern-2023-Millionensumme-in-Thueringen.html
In Hagen, crooks use a grand trick to steal a big loot: Who can provide information about the con artists?
wp.de/staedte/hagen/article241911826/Gauner-erbeuten-in-Hagen-mit-Enkeltrick-eine-fette-Beute.html
How seniors protect themselves from grandchild tricks and theft: At the ecumenical seniors' afternoon, the community's law enforcement officers gave a lecture on ...
bergstraesser-anzeiger.de/orte/lorsch_artikel,-lorsch-polizei-trickbetrug-enkeltrick-_arid,2186083.html
Police warn: Artificial intelligence has perfected the grandchild trick: Fraudsters have been depriving seniors in particular of their savings for years with the ...
on-online.de/artikel/1453124/Kuenstliche-Intelligenz-perfektioniert-den-Enkeltrick
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“Grandchildren’s trick” fraud: 43-year-old laughs at indictment: An Ahlener is said to have defrauded people several times with the “grandchild trick” ...
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Fake officials, shock calls - Grandchildren's tricks are getting bolder: In Coburg, the police warn against perfidious scams at the “Coffee with a Cop” ...
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Police Prevention Week - The lousy tricks of the shock callers and grand-trick scammers
frankenpost.de/inhalt.praeventionswoche-der-polizei-die-miesen-maschen-der-schockanrufer-und-enkeltrick-betrueger.6f84d56f-42d2-4f84-9964-53d74e8d6c1b.html
Fraudsters steal almost 100,000 euros from pensioners: The senior was told that money was being debited from his account due to purchases from a mail order ...
nordkurier.de/regional/mecklenburg-vorpommern/betrueger-ergaunern-fast-100000-euro-von-senior-2313455
'You always think I'll never get caught': Crofton senior tells how she was conned
timescolonist.com/local-news/you-always-think-ill-never-get-caught-crofton-senior-tells-how-she-was-conned-8386362
A Lippstadt doctor warns against shock calls: “I was sure: That would never happen to me”
derpatriot.de/artikel/lippstadt/ein-lippstaedter-arzt-warnt-vor-schockanrufen-ich-war-sicher-das-passiert-mir-nie.html
Paid articlePaid Saanich residents lose $27,000 to grandparent scam: The scam targets seniors, with callers claiming to be a grandchild or other relative who is in trouble and ...
timescolonist.com/opinion/saanich-residents-lose-27000-to-grandparent-scam-8372595
Two arrested at Vancouver airport in connection with Saanich scam cases: A man and woman from Quebec were arrested in the “grandparent scam” that cost two ...
timescolonist.com/local-news/two-arrested-at-vancouver-airport-in-connection-with-saanich-scam-cases-8383870
Police Prevention Week - The lousy tricks of the shock callers and grand-trick scammers
kurier.de/inhalt.praeventionswoche-der-polizei-die-miesen-maschen-der-schockanrufer-und-enkeltrick-betrueger.6f84d56f-42d2-4f84-9964-53d74e8d6c1b.html
Suspected grandchild fraudster in court - Gang is said to have stolen around 50,000 euros
donaukurier.de/lokales/ingolstadt/mutmasslicher-enkeltrick-betrueger-vor-gericht-bande-soll-rund-50000-euro-erbeutet-haben-15536386
Cash and cryptocurrency cannot be used for bail, says RCMP after 'bail money' scam report
timescolonist.com/local-news/cash-and-cryptocurrency-cannot-be-used-for-bail-says-rcmp-after-bail-money-scam-report-8361299
"Oma, ich bin's": Betrüger ergaunern sich Geld durch das Klonen von Stimmen
derstandard.at/story/3000000208353/enkeltrick
Grandchildren's trick: increasing number of cases and blatant threats - and what an expert advises
donaukurier.de/nachrichten/bayern/enkeltrick-steigende-fallzahlen-und-unverhohlene-drohungen-und-was-ein-experte-raet-15451556
Fraudsters steal money and gold in Heilbronn: Through a shock call, fraudsters stole money and gold worth several thousand euros from a pensioner in Heilbronn.
stimme.de/polizei/heilbronn/schock-anruf-betrug-geld-gold-rentner-senior-heilbronn-art-4888979
“Fake police officers” and “grandchild trick” - Police warn of telephone scammers in the Stuttgart city area
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She hunts the telephone fraudsters: Basel investigator about clans, dramas and courageous pensioners
bazonline.ch/sie-jagt-die-telefonbetrueger-basler-fahnderin-ueber-clans-dramen-und-mutige-rentner-810377155431
Telephone scammers are active in the Celle district: How seniors can protect themselves
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Paid articlePaid Grandchildren's trick or fake police officer: More and more cases of fraud in Brandenburg
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The scams of the telephone fraudsters - and what you can do: Every year, telephone scammers steal millions of francs from senior citizens ...
beobachter.ch/gesetze-recht/justiz/die-maschen-der-telefonbetruger-und-was-sie-tun-konnen-681018
💸 A 56-year-old man has to go to prison for one year and ten months for attempting to defraud an Oldenburg pensioner.
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Flight Centre fights hundreds of fake sites as bogus booking costs B.C. man $2,280
vancouversun.com/news/local-news/fake-flight-centre-websites-bc
HPI expert on deepfakes: How criminals use AI and clone voices: Criminals are using AI to defraud the elderly. To do this, they clone deceptively real voices ...
maz-online.de/brandenburg/hpi-experte-ueber-deepfakes-wie-kriminelle-ki-nutzen-und-stimmen-klonen-HHU43ZLREVGBJGHHLQOBAH6S7Y.html
Voucher cards - Brazen theft of numbers: When things get hectic in the supermarket, fraudsters tend to put additional pressure on the checkout staff.
lebensmittelpraxis.de/zentrale-management/39277-gutscheinkarten-dreister-diebstahl-der-nummern.html
HPI expert on deepfakes: How criminals clone voices and use AI: Criminals are using AI to defraud the elderly. To do this, they clone deceptively real voices ...
maz-online.de/brandenburg/hpi-experte-ueber-deepfakes-wie-kriminelle-stimmen-klonen-und-ki-nutzen-HHU43ZLREVGBJGHHLQOBAH6S7Y.html
Berlin: Victim of a grandchild trick call testifies before the Tiergarten district court - “It hurt so much!”
berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/berlin-opfer-eines-enkeltrick-anrufs-sagt-vor-dem-amtsgericht-tiergarten-aus-es-hat-so-wehgetan-li.2182468
Grandchild trick: 20-year-old money messenger sentenced to suspended sentence: “Grandpa, grandpa, my dearest grandpa, please get me out of here ...
wn.de/muensterland/kreis-steinfurt/greven/20-jaehriger-bote-bekommt-bewaehrungsstrafe-2909687
Paid articlePaid Lousy grandchild trick in Edewecht - Crooks steal a high five-figure sum: Because he allegedly needed a medication that had not yet been approved ...
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Fraud by older people: Grandchildren's tricks and the like cause damage running into millions
stadt-bremerhaven.de/betrug-von-aelteren-menschen-enkeltrick-und-co-sorgen-fuer-schaeden-in-millionenhoehe/
The simplest way to defeat a phone scam, plus more tips to protect yourself in the AI age
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2024/01/28/the-simplest-way-to-defeat-a-phone-scam-plus-more-tips-to-protect-yourself-in-the-ai-age
Telephone scammers cause millions in damages: Telephone scammers caused millions in damages in Lower Saxony last year.
cz.de/der-norden/landeskriminalamt-telefon-betrueger-verursachen-millionenschaden
Here's how to protect yourself against smarter AI phone scams: Shared code words, privacy settings and callbacks: Here’s how families can harden their defenses ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/phone-scam-ai-protect-18623724.php
Laval police release photos of 'grandparent scam' suspect: Victims received a call from a fraudster claiming to be their son, who said he needed baill money to ...
montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/laval-police-release-photos-of-grandparent-scam-suspect
‘Fraud is at a crisis level,’ says expert: 5 financial scams to watch out for in 2024
cnbc.com/2024/01/18/5-financial-scams-to-watch-out-for-in-2024.html
Tens of thousands of citizens complain about the grandchild scam: The Federal Network Agency received around 60,000 such complaints in 2023 ...
sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/bundesnetzagentur-zehntausende-buerger-beschweren-sich-ueber-enkeltrick-masche-1.6332969
Okotoks RCMP arrest two suspects in 'grandparent scam': RCMP responded to a fraud complaint made last Thursday by an elderly couple who believed someone was ...
calgaryherald.com/news/crime/okotoks-rcmp-arrest-suspects-grandparent-scam
Grandchildren's trick in the Erzgebirge: number of fraud attempts astonishes seniors
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Grandchildren's trick: Couple from Neumünster puts shock caller behind bars: It was psychological terror on the phone, but a couple from Neumünster endured it: ...
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Arrests in the grandchild trick scene: “New heads keep growing”: Grandchildren's tricks and shock calls are a booming industry for criminals ...
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What is important on Wednesday mornings in Mannheim and the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region? We have summarized the topics for you in the morning:
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Lüneburg: 60-year-old almost falls victim to telephone scammers: Fraudsters are always up to mischief with a perfidious scam: A man from Lüneburg almost fell for ...
landeszeitung.de/lokales/lueneburg-lk/lueneburg/lueneburg-60-jaehriger-wird-beinahe-opfer-von-telefon-betruegern-ZVYP4BFCTNF3FPRCSXPUJ2C4RQ.html
Be Alert at Christmas: How to Protect Grandma and Grandpa from Scammers: Be Alert at Christmas: How to Protect Grandma and Grandpa from Scammers News from the ...
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Brandenburg and Berlin police expose grandchild trick fraudsters: Brandenburg police officers prevented crimes in a cross-border operation against tricksters ...
maz-online.de/brandenburg/brandenburger-und-berliner-polizei-enttarnen-enkeltrick-betrueger-DSBLS2BMZ5C5JNQPV5EM6RN4HQ.html
Action against tricksters: arrest in Saxony: The Saxony State Criminal Police Office has taken part in an international operation against so-called grandchild ...
lvz.de/mitteldeutschland/einsatz-gegen-trickbetrueger-festnahme-in-sachsen-V4GMBCJGXGDQB4S3CG5CCU7EMU.html
Digital grandchild trick via SMS etc.: This is how those affected should react to attempted fraud
stimme.de/regional/region/digitaler-enkeltrick-heilbronner-polizei-warnt-vertraulichen-nachrichten-unbekannter-nummer-art-4874595
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To find new victims: grand-trick scammers scour obituaries: Telephone fraud is still a lucrative trick to rip people off. Recently, the perpetrators have been ...
soester-anzeiger.de/verbraucher/telefon-trauer-anzeigen-betrug-enkel-trick-opfer-masche-92729658.html
Shock calls: Fraudsters are specifically looking for victims in obituaries: 1,000 police officers arrested 27 grandchild fraudsters in a Europe-wide operation ...
welt.de/politik/deutschland/plus249009580/Schockanrufe-Betrueger-suchen-in-Traueranzeigen-gezielt-nach-Opfern.html
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Enkeltrick: Berlin Police Make International Arrests
- Investigators from multiple countries targeted Enkeltrick scammers.
- 27 suspects were arrested during the Action Weeks led by the Berlin LKA.
- The suspects, mainly from Poland, often used the fake car accident story.
- Evidence is being analyzed to solve more Enkeltrick cases in several countries.
27 con artists arrested in major international operation: The suspected perpetrators were caught red-handed. Several people have also been arrested in Austria ...
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