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Offenbach (dpa / lhe) - The police in Offenbach have warned of fraudsters who use the fear of the corona virus for their own purposes.
The mostly older victims were told by phone that a close relative had been infected and urgently needed money for the treatment, the police said on Monday.
Usually amounts in the five-digit range would be requested.
A 77-year-old man from Offenbach paid several thousand euros to an alleged clinician.
Last Friday, a fraudster had called and pretended to be his son who was infected and could only be saved from America with an expensive syringe.
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