Erlabrunn (dpa / lby) – With a cooking pot trick, scammers are said to have stolen jewelry, money and bank cards from a senior citizen in the Würzburg district. An alleged police officer had asked the 75-year-old on the phone to put her valuables in a pot, otherwise criminals could locate them. To be on the safe side, the valuables would be picked up soon, the caller announced on Monday, according to the police.
The woman from Erlabrunn followed the instructions in the incident last Friday – and even added the bank card pin as required. A short time later, the doorbell rang, according to the police, the woman let the stranger into the apartment building and handed over her possessions. Overall, according to the police, the perpetrators got a loot in the middle four-digit range. The cooking pot mesh was previously unknown to the police in Lower Franconia, as a spokesman said. She is now hoping for testimony in the investigation.
