Attention in Schwaz and Kufstein: Police warn against telephone scammers

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In the Tyrolean districts of Schwaz and Kufstein, fraud calls are on the rise. The perpetrators pretend to be police on the telephone and demand money. The Landespolizeidirektion asks for increased caution. The Landespolizeidirektion Tirol draws attention to a current wave of fraud calls, which is currently taking place in the districts of Schwaz and Kufstein. Unknown perpetrators try to get on the phone through deception of cash or valuables. T…

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The police warns against a wave of phone fraud in the districts of Schwaz and Kufstein. There are more and more phone scams there. They often pretend to be police officers or detectives and try to get cash and valuables. The police ask the population: "Protect yourself and warn your relatives."