81-year-old woman defrauded of 48,000 kroner by fake police officer in North Zealand
An 81-year-old woman was tricked into transferring 48,000 kroner on Monday after contact from a man who claimed to be a police officer.
Fake police officer tricked elderly woman into immediate transfer
An 81-year-old woman was contacted on Monday by a man who presented himself as 'police officer Philip Schrøder', according to North Zealand Police, as reported by B.T. The man told her that her MasterCard account had been hacked and that a large amount had been reserved on the account.
To help her, 'Philip' would put her in contact with Nets director 'Jesper Andersen', who called the woman shortly afterwards. She was then persuaded to make an immediate transfer of 48,000 kroner and did not find it suspicious, as 'Awaiting return transfer' appeared on the account.
The woman reported the matter to police on Thursday. An account statement showed that the perpetrator on the same day as the transfer withdrew cash and made eight transfers to ZEN.COM as well as two transfers to Cashpoint – a total of 32,999 kroner.
Police have not yet disclosed whether a perpetrator has been arrested.
Source: B.T.