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Klagenfurter transfers thousands of euros to scammers – 5 minutes

Published on 15 October 2024 at 06:06 / ©Pixels / Karolina Grabowska

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A woman from Klagenfurt fell victim to shameless scammers yesterday.

A woman from Klagenfurt fell victim to shameless scammers yesterday.

Yesterday, a 58-year-old woman from Klagenfurt was robbed of several thousand euros by previously unknown scammers. Scam: They pretended to be the woman's daughter via WhatsApp.

from Gerrit Chiro

1 minute reading time(84 words)

A 58-year-old woman from Klagenfurt fell victim to a WhatsApp scam on October 14. She received the following message in the afternoon: “Hi mom, this is my new number. My cell phone is dead, can you WhatsApp me on this number?” The woman started messaging and obtained the account number. She transferred several thousand euros to the perpetrators and only learned of the scam after a phone call to her daughter.