Fictitious plight Swiss woman scams passers-by in Constance with pity scam
She turns pity into a scam: a Swiss woman has already conned several passers-by in Constance out of up to three-figure sums of money.
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- A Swiss woman is said to have conned passers-by in Constance out of money in several cases with a pity scam.
- The fraudster is said to have invented an emergency situation and promised to transfer the money back - but the money never arrived.
- Five people have already contacted the police.
A woman from Switzerland has been causing trouble across the border for weeks. She is said to have scammed cash from passers-by in the German city of Constance with the same old story about an alleged emergency, as reported by the "Südkurier " newspaper. According to the report, the fraudster claimed to have traveled from Bern and forgotten her wallet. She urgently needed money to go shopping.
One of the victims told the newspaper that she was initially suspicious: "I told her that I didn't want to give anything because I had already fallen for scammers several times." It was only after a lengthy conversation that she gave 40 euros (around 37 francs) out of pity. The woman promised to transfer the amount later, but the money never arrived.
Several victims
After the German woman warned about the scammer on Facebook, other people with similar experiences contacted her. According to the Südkurier, another woman was approached in the parking garage of the Lago shopping center.
She also describes the fraudster as convincing and friendly: "She seemed trustworthy," the newspaper quotes the victim as saying. She gave the stranger a total of 200 euros (around 186 francs) - also without repayment. The victim reported the incident to the police.
As the newspaper reports, there were several cases: Five people had reported to the police that they had fallen victim to the scam. The German police are in contact with their Swiss colleagues. The current whereabouts of the alleged fraudster are unknown.
