- If the police number (110) appears on your telephone display, possibly with an area code, this is not a call from the police.
- The number 110 never appears on your display when you call the police.
- Recently, fraudsters have also been calling the Wuppertal police number, which begins with 0202/284...
- If the caller pretends to be a police officer, ask for their name and dial 110 yourself. Never use the dial-back button and do not dial a prefix before the emergency number. Describe the circumstances to the police control center.
- Never hand over money or valuables to unknown persons, not even to messengers or alleged employees of the police, public prosecutor's office, courts or financial institutions.
- If you have been the victim of such a call, always contact the police and file a complaint
Fraudsters are extremely skillful and also change their methods. They not only pretend to be police officers, but sometimes also public prosecutors or lawyers. They claim to be a grandchild, a relative or an acquaintance who has got into financial difficulties. Or they gain access to your home by pretending to be employees of Deutsche Telekom, the public utility company or other institutions.
There are numerous ways in which criminals try to rob elderly people of their savings.
You can obtain further information from your local criminal investigation department.
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