A 59-year-old woman from Munich fell victim to fraudsters and lost around 100,000 euros. According to the police, the woman received a so-called shock call from an alleged police officer around 2 p.m. on Thursday: her daughter had caused a traffic accident with a dead person. In order to avoid imprisonment, the woman should pay a deposit of several tens of thousands of euros.
The woman then withdrew money, took jewelry out of her locker and handed them both over to a stranger in a red bag. According to the police, the short meeting took place between 4 and 6 p.m. at the Stachus in front of the Starbucks branch and the cinema. The woman later became suspicious and called the police.
They are asking witnesses for information: They are looking for a man around 35 years old who accepted the bag. He is about 1.80 meters tall, chubby, of Eastern European appearance, speaks German with a foreign accent; He has a round face, short blonde hair with a fringe and a tattoo on his neck that resembles diamonds.