Wrong policeman in Bremen: Seniors were damaged by 165,000 euros!

Wrong policeman in Bremen: Seniors were damaged by 165,000 euros!

Bremen, Deutschland - in Bremen there is currently a trial against a 21-year-old man who is said to have cheated numerous seniors for their savings as a false policeman. According to Buten and inland there were 18 crimes within just two months, which resulted in a total amount of around 165,000 euros. The accused is charged with the Bremen district court for commercial gang fraud and has to expect a possible prison sentence of up to ten years. The judgment is scheduled for October 2025.

This case is only the youngest among many who show the unscrupulous machinations of fraudsters who specifically raise older people. So there was nine seniors who were cheated by false criminal officers in Düsseldorf. The damage even added up to around 600,000 euros within three months. The perpetrators between the ages of 21 and 24 had mischiefed their mischief in Neuss, Mönchengladbach, the Münsterland and Rhineland-Palatinate and used a perfidious stitch, in which they spoke out as a police or BKA employee to awaken trust, reports WDR .

growing wave of fraud

The fraud rate of seniors has risen alarming. Statistics show that in 2023 fraud cases among older people increased by 14%. It is particularly noteworthy that the financial losses due to such frauds rose from 2024 to $ 1.6 billion in the first five months, which corresponds to an increase of almost $ 300 million compared to the previous year. According to vpnranks , over 101,000 seniors suffered a fraud in 2023, which illustrates the average loss of $ 33,915 per affected senior.

The fraudsters often use that older people give trust and believe that a supposed police officer actually has their security in view. Many seniors are particularly vulnerable and will be increasingly targeted by fraudsters in a time when digitization and Pandemic influence life.

measures for prevention

The authorities are now becoming more and more challenged to develop effective prevention measures. Professional awareness is required to sensitize seniors and to keep them from falling into the falling of the fraudsters. Experts like Chuck Gallagher and Travis D. Mills emphasize the need to maintain trustful relationships and to do educational work.

The cases in Bremen and Düsseldorf are only the tip of the iceberg, because the fraud stitches are varied and increasingly sophisticated. Therefore, it is only to be hoped that the judiciary will stop the hustle and bustle of the fraudsters and the public will be sensitized to the dangers.