A 75-year-old lady was cheated out of round 100,000 euros by a supposed web lover, and an 81-year-old wished to make fast cash on buying and selling platforms and misplaced nearly 40,000 euros, police mentioned on Thursday.
In the beginning of this yr, the lady from Flachgau met an alleged Italian on a social media platform who posed as a venture supervisor and deceived the 75-year-old into believing that he was in a romantic relationship together with her. The girl from Salzburg subsequently repeatedly despatched him financial institution codes, which had been used to withdraw a complete of round 100,000 euros from the lady’s account.
The 81-year-old, who additionally lives in Flachgau, was promised excessive income on the Web. He invested nearly 40,000 euros on numerous buying and selling platforms, however as an alternative of the anticipated revenue, he misplaced his cash, which is why he filed a criticism.
