59-year-old woman ripped off:

10,000 euros transferred to the “wrong” daughter

Time and again, people fall for the "son/daughter trick". Now a 59-year-old woman from the Zwettl district has become a victim (symbolic image).

(Bild: stock.adobe.com, Screenshot krone.at, Krone KREATIV)

Another case of fraud with the "daughter/son scam". This time a 59-year-old woman from the Zwettl district was conned out of 10,000 euros. The scammers' trail leads the police to an ATM in Vienna. Police officer Nicole Trappl knows what you should always do first to avoid becoming a victim.

A new number contacted her via WhatsApp: "Hi mom, my cell phone broke down. Would you write to this number?" A 59-year-old woman from the Zwettl district saved her daughter's "new cell phone number".

The trail leads to Vienna
A short time later, the woman was led to believe that her child needed to make urgent payments, but that this would not work with the new phone. The mother transferred 10,000 euros in four tranches. The IBAN of the domestic account and the intended purpose were specified. Immediately after the transfer, the money was withdrawn from an ATM in Vienna. And of course the daughter does not have a new cell phone number. The detectives are investigating.

Police chief: "Call the old number"
District police commander Nicole Trappl appeals: "If your daughter or son allegedly contacts you via WhatsApp and pretends to have a new number, please call the supposedly old number and check it out. In many cases, this can uncover a deception and prevent damage."