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Bramsche (dpa / lni) - An attentive bank employee saved an 85-year-old in Bramsche from fraud.

As the police announced on Sunday, the senior citizen from Bramsche (Osnabrück district) had received a call from an alleged police officer.

He stated that the grandson of the 85-year-old had caused a fatal traffic accident and could only be saved from prison with a bail of 10,000 euros.

The elderly woman went to the bank by taxi on Friday afternoon to withdraw the sum.

An employee at the bank became suspicious and considered a possible fraud.

The police were called in and damage could be prevented.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210411-99-160025 / 2

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