Tricker in Bremen: Two senior citizens cheated and money!

Tricker in Bremen: Two senior citizens cheated and money!

In the past few days, reports on the british trickers in Bremen Nord have increased that are targeting older people. On Monday, June 16, there were several incidents in which unknown persons spent as a waterworks to get into the apartments of unsuspecting seniors. According to the Weser-Kurier Things ringed in the Rotdornallee in Lesum at 10.30 a.m. Front door of a 75-year-old and a 93-year-old. The fraudsters claimed to have to check the water pipes, which had only one purpose: to steal jewelry from the apartment. Just half an hour later, the perpetrators struck again in Albrecht-Roth-Straße in Vegesack and captured jewelry and cash from an 80-year-old.

The police describe the perpetrators as about 40 to 45 years old, of similar size of around 1.70 meters. The first perpetrator had a short blonde gray hair and a full beard while the second was not wearing a beard, but was also short-haired and dark-sized. The tattoos on the forearms of both men who could possibly help with identification were striking. The Bremen police urgently points out to have announced craftsmen in the apartment and, if you suspect, to contact the police under 110.

The trick fraud in Bremen

Stadtwerke-trick is one of the most common fraud stitches used against older people. According to an analysis of Spot-Bremen there was 378 completed and 418 attempted crimes to disadvantage older people in 2023 alone. This number is worrying, even if it tends to decrease since 2019. However, the majority of attempted frauds fail what shows the importance of vigilance and information.

The trick fraud has many faces: false police officers who call and pretend to be involved in personal affairs, or even shock calls that pretend to be relatives and demand money. The risk of becoming victims of such machinations increases, especially for older people, if cognitive or physical performance decreases. It is crucial that seniors are informed about the common fraud stitches.

protective measures for seniors

experts recommend that older people act proactively to protect themselves from such fraudsters. This means that no strangers go to the apartment and put it up immediately or call the police for suspects. Another important point is to leave money on the bench and maintain social contacts to avoid isolation and vulnerability.

The police Bremen offers with its prevention center at Butnen and Binnen and the SAM project, a theater group for information about fraud, extensive information for seniors. It is called to quickly file a criminal complaint if there is suspicion of fraud, because there is no fault for the victims of these cold -blooded machinations.