Fraudsters Check Obituaries to Find Elderly People in Mourning
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Now Minister of Justice Nicolai Wammen reacts to fraudsters exploiting elderly people who are in the midst of grief
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BTThe police are receiving reports that criminals are trying to defraud elderly people who have just lost a spouse.
Fraudsters target elderly people based on obituaries, police say. A person in mourning is an easy victim because their world has already collapsed, says grief researcher
NSK has received more than 50 inquiries about this type of fraud – and there are several situations that have not been reported.
The phone rings. On the other end is someone who tells you that money is coming from your deceased spouse. Maybe a pension, some inheritance or excess tax. But... Read more
The phone rings. On the other end is someone who tells you that money is coming from your deceased spouse. Maybe a pension, some inheritance or excess tax. But... Read more
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