With the fictitious diagnosis of a relative's cancer, telephone scammers in Hof in Upper Franconia captured a large amount of money. According to the police, an elderly woman handed over a low six-digit amount to an unknown person. A caller had previously faked on the telephone that her son had been seriously ill with cancer. For an urgently needed medical treatment, money was quickly needed, according to the police, the criminal claimed. Throug…
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With the fictitious diagnosis of a relative's cancer, telephone scammers in Hof in Upper Franconia captured a large amount of money. According to the police, an elderly woman handed over a low six-digit amount to an unknown person. A caller had previously faked on the telephone that her son had been seriously ill with cancer. For an urgently needed medical treatment, money was quickly needed, according to the police, the criminal claimed. Throug…