Card data elicited – web crook robbed sellers of thousands of euros

A German (49) living in the Tyrolean lowlands actually wanted to sell clothes on the Internet and earn some money. But now he is almost 10,000 euros poorer. The man was targeted by an online fraudster.

The 49-year-old from Brixen im Thale (Kitzbühel district) had offered clothes for sale on an online platform. Last Saturday, a supposed interested party finally contacted the German. It was about a piece of clothing for which the seller only wanted a few euros. High four-digit amount wasted In the course of completing the deal, the unknown man finally managed to get the 49-year-old to elicit credit card details from year-olds. As a result, transactions were carried out. All in all, the victim suffered damage amounting to a high, four-digit euro amount.
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