- The man contacted the woman via phone calls and SMS, pretending to cancel the crypto account.
- The fraudster accompanied the senior woman while withdrawing money from several banks.
- Thanks to the attentiveness of the bank employee, it was possible to prevent another withdrawal.
A police investigator from Nové Mesto Nad Váhom charged a 60-year-old man with the crime of fraud. He lured 18,000 euros from a 79-year-old pensioner. Trenčín regional police spokeswoman Petra Klenková informed about it.
Through phone calls and text messages, the accused contacted a senior woman from the Nové Mesto nad Váhom district. He claimed to have a cryptocurrency account set up that needed to be cancelled. He convinced her to transfer the funds to her husband’s bank account, from which she was to withdraw cash.
Subsequently, he personally accompanied the woman to several bank branches in Trnava and Bratislava, where he transported her in his motor vehicle. The senior woman gradually handed him cash in the total amount of 18,000 euros. Another withdrawal was not made thanks to the attentiveness of the bank employee. The man kept part of the collected funds and gave the rest to another person.
“The operative search activity of the police managed to identify the suspect in a short time and limit his personal freedom. After performing the necessary procedural steps, he was placed in a police custody cell,” added Klenková.
