A 67-year-old woman from Salzburg fell victim to a fraudster and lost over 60,000 euros. A previously unknown man contacted the pensioner at the beginning of October and posed as a bank employee.
The fraudster told the unsuspecting pensioner that her bank account needed to be cleaned out and that her login details were needed. In good faith and without knowing what awaited her, the woman revealed her sensitive information. In the following days, a total of 65 transactions took place in which money was transferred to various accounts at home and abroad. Finally realizing the extent of the damage, the woman frantically contacted local police on October 16 to report the scam. Authorities warn against this type of scam and emphasize the importance of never giving out personal or financial information over the phone , especially not to unknown callers. Banks and official institutions would never request confidential information in this way.
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