Bavaria: telephone fraud in Bavaria: suspect arrested

Bamberg/Munich (dpa/lby) - In connection with investigations into shock calls, the police arrested a man in Bamberg in Upper Franconia.

Bavaria: telephone fraud in Bavaria: suspect arrested

Bamberg/Munich (dpa/lby) - In connection with investigations into shock calls, the police arrested a man in Bamberg in Upper Franconia. The 45-year-old is strongly suspected of being involved in 15 cases of organized telephone fraud in Bavaria, officials said on Thursday. According to the information, the calls in the period from February to November 2022 caused damage of several thousand euros. The suspect is in custody in Munich.

In the case of so-called shock calls, the perpetrators pretend to be officials and lie to the person called that family members are involved in the accident. In order to avert imprisonment, the bogus officials demand bail from their victims, which is to be handed over to someone who will collect them.