Axis against crime

Cyber-HAK and police declare war on fraudsters

Older people in particular often fall for scammers on the Internet. And not only there.

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Good cooperation led to an idea that has now been presented to the public: The Horn district executive and the Horn school worked together to develop a prevention measure against criminals, which is intended to help the main target group of older people in particular.

Criminals are becoming increasingly brazen and, above all, more and more fraudulent, mainly targeting older people. The criminals usually try to put their victims in exceptional psychological situations so that they can no longer clearly consider whether the fake scenario is realistic at all.

An existing cooperation between the new Cyber-HAK class and the Horn district police, which is aimed at preventative cyber security, has now borne additional fruit: an information folder.

Knowledge of older people queried
The pupils interviewed the older generation to find out how much knowledge they already had about crimes such as nephew or police scams, in which criminals pretend to be relatives or officials. The text was then formulated in collaboration with police officers and designed with personal photos of the grandparents in simple language and large letters.

The new prevention folder was presented in Horn with great interest across all generations.

(Bild: Molnar Attila)

The project by Cyber-HAK and the police aims to educate older people in particular.

(Bild: Molnar Attila)

"The most important information at a glance"
The final touches were then made in consultation with the provincial police directorate. "The most important things should now be visible at a glance," says class leader Daniela Postl, delighted with the successful project.