Trick theft in Vienna! A 95-year-old man was robbed in his apartment in the Landstrasse district on Friday by a fake electrician and his accomplices. The perpetrators were able to get their hands on cash in the lower five-figure euro range.
The perpetrator claimed that he had to check the fuses in the pensioner’s apartment. While he instructed the 95-year-old to leave the water running in the bathroom, a second perpetrator entered the apartment. Cash in the five-figure euro range stolen Together they stole cash in the lower five-figure euro range and two radios, the police reported. The incident lasted no less than five minutes. The perpetrators then fled.
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