Woman loses 900 euros to sweepstakes scammers
On Monday, a woman in Parchim lost 900 euros in cash to sweepstakes scammers.
In Parchim, a woman lost 900 euros in cash to a sweepstakes scammer. According to the police, the fraudsters called the woman and promised an alleged profit of 39,000 euros.
woman transferred the money
To provide the cash prize and to cover processing fees, she was supposed to transfer 900 euros to the scammers
in the form of prepaid cards, which the woman did.
The following day, the victim received a second call from an alleged security company, which demanded a further 2,800 euros in prepaid cards for insurance cover for the prize. There was no second payment. The woman informed the police. Now it is being investigated for fraud.