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Six Arrested in Poland for Alleged Cross-Border Elder Fraud Scheme

A joint German-Polish operation dismantled a call center in Poznań targeting elderly Germans with fraudulent 'shock calls.'

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Die Polizei in Polen hat in Zusammenarbeit mit Münchner Ermittlern sechs Tatverdächtige festgenommen, die mit Schockanrufen in Deutschland vor allem Senioren geschädigt haben sollen.

Overview

  • Six suspects, including two German citizens, were arrested in Poznań for operating a scam call center targeting elderly Germans.
  • The suspects allegedly posed as police, fabricating family emergencies to coerce victims into paying five-figure bail sums.
  • Police seized critical evidence, including mobile phones, SIM cards, and computers, during the raid on the call center.
  • Victims, aged 56 to 92, were located across Germany, with many losing life savings and valuables to the scheme.
  • German authorities have transferred case files to Poland, where all six suspects are in pretrial detention and face prosecution.