Memmingen (dpa / lby) – Almost 100,000 euros should flow from the FC Memmingen account to Indonesia: An attentive bank employee saved the small Swabian sports club from major financial damage. “Large sums are actually common with us because we have a major construction project in the millions,” said Andreas Schales from the football club’s management team on Sunday. There were also transfers abroad, for example for building materials. “But Indonesia was the cue, and the lady said something wasn’t right there.”
The fake bank transfer was “well done” – professionally forged with a stamp and board signatures, reported Schales. The club would like to thank the attentive Sparkasse employee and at the same time wants to warn other clubs about this scam. Small clubs in particular, which are run by volunteers, may not even notice quickly if money is missing from the account, said Schales.
