Bavarian pensioner outsmarts phone scammers twice in a row
An 85-year-old from Bavaria and his daughter managed to outsmart phone scammers—twice.
Both times, fraudsters pretended to be police officers and claimed a family member needed bail money after a fake car accident.
In the most recent case this December, a man posing as a police officer claimed his granddaughter was involved and asked for €10,000 and gold coins.
Quick thinking leads to arrests—and highlights a bigger problem
Instead of sending money, the pensioner stalled while his daughter called the police.
Officers arrested couriers sent to collect cash both times—one in December 2025 and another after a similar scam last year where over €60,000 was demanded.
These cases are part of a wider trend in the region, with several elderly people recently losing large sums to callers pretending to be doctors or bank officials.