Monday, January 11, 2021
The day
Senior woman convicts cheater with a clever trick question
With a smart reaction, an 81-year-old woman in Viersen in the Lower Rhine region let a telephone fraudster run up. The stranger had answered the phone with the question "Do you know who is here?"to solicit money with the relative trick.
The old lady saw through that and asked back: "Are you the older or the younger daughter?" When the caller pretended to be the older daughter, everything was clear – because the 81-year-old has only one son. The elderly woman hung up.
"Great reaction, praised the police and took the opportunity to warn against fraudsters who steal money from good-willed people with the relative trick. The scam occurs nationwide again and again.
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