Crypto fraud shocked Western Pomerania: 63-year-old loses 94,000 euros!

Crypto fraud shocked Western Pomerania: 63-year-old loses 94,000 euros!

Anklam, Deutschland - A 63-year-old man from the Vorpommern-Greifswald district recently fell for a perfidious investment fraud in which he lost a whopping 94,000 euros. The case that came to the media at the beginning of June shows once again how unscrupulous fraudsters are to lure unsuspecting investors into the trap. According to Bild found the man through an internet display that was to be introduced into the promising world of cryptocurrencies. First he paid a registration fee of 250 euros and was then supplied with supposedly detailed instructions for investing.

The mesh with which the fraudsters work is not new, but is becoming increasingly perfidious. The man only indicated that something could not be right when his bank appealed to him several times because of the considerable transfers. It was only at this point that he realized that he had fallen on a fraud stitch. The criminals often work with misleading ads and create platforms that are modeled on seriousness in order to gain the trust of their victims.

in 2024 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania recorded more than 550 cases of internet fraud, with a total loss of over 12.5 million euros, reports Tarnkappe inform.

The fraudsters use the latest technologies to promote their machinations-from AI-generated videos on social networks to direct contacts to messenger services. The decisive goal is to win the trust of the potential victims before they willingly transfer money to accounts that will eventually disappear as soon as the fraudsters have settled with the stunned funds.

experts recommend that investments appear too good to be true to be true, a healthy level of skepticism. The State Criminal Police Office advises the police or house bank to immediately contact the police or the house bank and take appropriate steps to withdraw the funds.

new mesh appear again and again, and the victims - often trapped in a feeling of shame - shy away from going to the police. But it was precisely this openness that could help keep others from similar fates. So stay vigilant, and be skeptical about excessive profit promises - your finances are worth it!