Fraudsters vomit as waterworks - seniors warned in Bremen!
Fraudsters vomit as waterworks - seniors warned in Bremen!
Rotdornallee, 28719 Bremen, Deutschland - A worrying incident shook the districts of Lesum and Vegesack in Bremen on Monday, June 16, June 16. Here, two unknown men emitted as waterworks and in this way gained access to several apartments of older people. The first incident occurred around 10.30 a.m. in Rotdornallee, where two senior citizens aged 75 and 93 were the victim of theft. Although they were convinced by the men as craftsmen, they had to find a short time later that jewelry was stolen. Just half an hour later, a similar incident occurred in Albrecht-Roth-Straße in Vegesack, where an 80-year-old and a 74-year-old were also robbed. The perpetrators captured both jewelry and cash.
The Bremen police then urged this fraud stitch. Older people who often live with reduced judgment, a declining cognitive and physical performance and a lower social connection are particularly at risk.
The two suspicious men are described as follows: the first perpetrator is about 40 to 45 years old, approx. 1.70 meters tall and has briefly cut blonde gray hair and a short full beard. He was wearing a light checkered shirt and jeans. The second perpetrator has a similar age and a similar size, but short, dark hair and no beard. He was also dressed in jeans, but wore a dark checkered shirt. Both men were tattooed and could possibly live in the area. In 2023, a total of 378 completed crimes were recorded in Bremen and 418 attempted crimes against older people. Even if the completed deeds rose continuously from 2015 to 2019, there has been a slight decline since 2019. A central point, the experts from Spot Bremen , is the widespread method of Stadtwerke-Tricks. Fraudsters appear under the pretext of being a craftsman and thus entering the inside of the apartment. In addition, Buten against other fraud forms such as shock calls and false police officers who often choose older people as the target group. So there are often calls in which representatives of the authorities specify that relatives are involved in a serious incident and require the called for immediate payments. How can seniors protect themselves from such machinations? The police recommend that you never let unknown persons to the apartment, do not disclose personal data and to inform the authorities or neighbors in the event of suspicion. The Säm project of the Bremen police is committed to the sensitization of seniors and offers events to clarify current fraud stitches. In this way, the community is strengthened and potential perpetrators put the craft. The Bremen criminal police asks for information from the population. Witnesses are asked to report on 0421/362 38 88. Further information is also available on the website of the Bremen police at www.polizei.bremen.de. description of the perpetrators
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