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Offenburg (dpa / lsw) - A woman from the Waldshut district and a man from the Ortenau district have each transferred more than 100,000 euros to fraudsters who had simulated a love affair with them online.
The 79-year-old woman went to the police on Tuesday after she said she had lost a low six-figure sum of money to a fraudster, the police said on Friday.
The fraudster had contacted the elderly woman in November via an internet dating site and claimed to be a doctor who works for the United Nations in Jordan.
Among other things, the man stated that he needed money for an alleged escape or for an alleged arrest.
The elderly woman transferred the money to him in German accounts.
It was later transferred, according to the investigation.
The owners of the accounts are now being investigated for money laundering.
A man from the greater Lahr area also filed a complaint on Wednesday after transferring a little more than 100,000 euros to an alleged partner.
The fraudster contacted the 50-year-old on Twitter at the end of August.
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Message from the police - Ortenaukreis
Communication district Waldshut