Fraud: Viennese Woman Handed Over Coin Collection Worth 245,000 Euros
Der Frau ist dadurch ein Schaden von rund 245.000 Euro entstanden.
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On Friday, a woman from Vienna lost almost a quarter of a million euros to a fraudster in Salzburg.
The 75-year-old was contacted in the afternoon by a supposed doctor who informed her that her daughter was in the hospital and needed medication worth 200,000 euros. A location in the Salzburg district of Mülln - where the state hospital is located - was agreed upon for the handover, according to the police on Saturday.
The woman from Vienna, who was currently in Upper Austria, came to the agreed meeting point and handed over gold coins. As a result, she suffered a loss of around 245,000 euros.
(APA/Red)
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