2023-04-25 16:07:11
The victim was contacted by the cybercriminal in April 2022, when he was supposed to be on a mission in Syria. The scammer won the trust of the elderly woman, convincing her to transfer large sums of money or send cash in parcels.
When police in the Zuiderkempen area caught wind of the case, they still managed to have the last package of 15,000 euros in cash intercepted in Italy and retrieved for the woman. It is not certain that the woman also recovers (part of) the rest of her money. The investigation into the culprit is still ongoing.
These acts are considered a form of “emotional fraud,” in which cybercriminals seek out victims with whom they can establish an emotional connection and then demand money from them.
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