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Three Pongauer Lost 300,000 Euros to Fraudsters

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And the next case of cyber fraud: this time it caught three Pongauers (49, 52, 54) who wanted to invest money in stocks, funds and co. They had signed up on the platform of an actual broker. What they didn't know: it was an online platform re-built by fraudsters. The three Pongauers, who also knew each other, invested a total of around 300,000 euros in financial products such as shares, blocktrades, exchange-traded funds, etc. They were on an ac…

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And the next case of cyber fraud: this time it caught three Pongauers (49, 52, 54) who wanted to invest money in stocks, funds and co. They had signed up on the platform of an actual broker. What they didn't know: it was an online platform re-built by fraudsters. The three Pongauers, who also knew each other, invested a total of around 300,000 euros in financial products such as shares, blocktrades, exchange-traded funds, etc. They were on an ac…

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A trio from Pinzgau and Pongau lost a total of 300,000 euros to a supposed investment consultant.The victims invested money in shares and co. via rebuilt trading platforms. Only when they wanted to pay off the profits, the alarm bells rang.

Several hundred thousand euros have been lost by three Salzburgers (49, 52 and 54 years old) to unknown fraudsters. Police investigations are in full swing. The three victims from Pinzgau and Pongau (Salzburg) – they knew each other – invested in shares, blocktrades, exchange-traded funds and initial public offerings online in July and August of this year, not too little, as reported by the police. Overall, it was a medium six-digit euro amount …

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5min.at broke the news in on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
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