Woman in han. Mundane: Money fraud with bitcoin promises – police warn against scam

Greed by luring wealth through bitcoin. A woman from the Han region. Mundane suffered a loss of 20,000 euros from the fraudsters. Police warns of scam.

Altkreis Münden – Internet fraudsters have a pensioner of Hahn. Mundane committed a fraud of 20,000 euros. The criminals used a scam that plays with the hope of profiting from the internet currency bitcoin. They promised that they would invest money in this digital currency.

Well-organized gangs take advantage of bitcoin hype

“Gangs are well organized. It is very difficult for those affected to recover the lost money,” reports Chief Superintendent Uwe Weik, who was responsible for Hahn’s case. Mundane mechanized. She fell for an advertisement on the Internet, the woman told our newspaper. This website promised that professional “brokers” invest money in bitcoin for the user. To make everything more believable, a famous television series was advertised. Also, on the fraud side, you can read a lot of success reports about how “ordinary people” got rich by investing in cyber currency. The user just has to click on a link and then log in there.

“It looked very serious,” said the injured side. There are many such sites on the Internet. The woman had to register on the site and deposit an amount. In the beginning it was around 250 euros. “It wasn’t enough, I should keep paying more and more,” said the woman.

Processed victims for days

The quantity has become more and more. Scammers told him over the phone about high profits and that the chances of making even more money were not bad. “Calls like this can take hours,” Weiss says. Criminals will “process” their victims with e-mails and phone calls for a long time. The woman also confirmed this. The pensioner said that when asked by the criminals, he also installed programs that allowed access to his laptop.

It’s typical, says Weiss. That way, fraudsters can use the device and do whatever they want, and can even spy on passwords. Weiss also pointed out that the woman was persuaded until she put her ID in the webcam.

The criminals then opened accounts in the background. In addition, the fraudsters spied on the woman’s online banking password so that they could withdraw the money. In this case, according to Weiss, several transactions totaling 20,000 euros were made.

Four cases in Han since January 2020. shaved

In han. Mundane police officer Uwe Weiss has worked over the past six months on four cases in which people were duped with promises of false profits and investments. According to expert reports, criminals are very good at confusing their victims and trapping them in lies. The whole thing is equivalent to a “grandson trick”. Anyone who has been a victim of such fraud should immediately contact the police. (Jane’s doll)