Fraud schemes targeting the elderly
purports to represent an agency or a company
The scammer calling the elderly and purporting to be from, for example, television companies, home care services, emergency services, or that he or she is a craftsman or caretakers. In the call state fraudster it to solve any problem, such as installing new software. Then they visit the elderly person’s home. Once completed, payment is due. The scammer has brought a device for card payments and mortgage holder insert their card and entering their code. Then the scammer claiming that something has gone wrong and say that there are better equipment in the car. The scammer goes away – with the card and the knowledge of the code – and withdraw money from an ATM or trading card.
It may also be that when the deceiver come into the dwelling distracted the older person with call while another scammer picks them valuables.
purports to BE one grandchild
The fraudsters calling older people and claiming to be a grandchild. Then the scammer says that he or she needs to borrow money for a car or the like, but must remain with the car dealer. A “friend” to come and collect the money.
EXCHANGE trick
The fraudsters say they want to change money. In general, it is about trying to switch smaller denominations toward greater – for example, ten hundred pieces against a thousand. But instead of tens leaves fraudster, for example, twenty pieces.
FORM trick
The fraudsters endorses an older person in the queue in buying food for noting his kontokortkod. Then throw the scammer a bill on the floor, which then often picked up by the elderly, since they confront him outside the store and says it wants their money back. At the same time, they take debit cards and cash.
MAP trick
One person asked about the road and asked to show on a map. At the same suit an accomplice in stealing the plaintiff’s wallet.
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How to avoid being scammed – police best advice
– Request ID. Do not let someone you do not recognize or can not identify themselves.
– Papers should always have the photo and if you feel unsure, close the door.
– If you receive a phone call in which someone purporting to be from a business and do house calls, you should always double-check task.
– Do not call back the same number without looking up the company’s number in the phone book or online and call there .
– Get caller ID to your phone.
– Never give out your social security number, account numbers or credit card numbers.
– Do not lend money to someone who purports to be a relative or distant acquaintance.
– Always have the front door to your home locked.
– Do not keep large sums of money at home.
– Be vigilant when someone you do not recognize want to come into the stairwell.
– If you let someone pay attention to the front door so that no more people sneaking in while you are distracted.
– Never store your wallet / purse visible and preferably not in the hallway near the front door.
– Make an inventory of your valuables, photograph them and look at how you store them. Mark them with your personal identity.
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The Ruthless older gangs operate in communities around the major roads E6, E20 and E4.
By pretending to be from social services, municipality or flower sellers are they kidding themselves in older people and steal everything of value.
– It is along major routes they can move quickly, says Claes Persson, head of the police Circa Group investigating older crimes.
The gangs acting with lightning speed before move on to the next victim. By pretending to be from, for example, home help, municipality or to be artisans knock on the elderly. When they are released into the dwelling fits to steal everything of value – either by themselves or they have with them a crony who booms home while the older person is maintained by the scammer.
– They change tactics all the time and sadly seems to have a tremendous ingenuity. Last I heard there was someone who claimed to be the flower sellers, says Claes Persson, head of the police Circa Group investigating older crimes.
Crimes of this nature is constantly increasing. Although the right Circa Group is behind the two major leagues right now being investigated for similar offenses occurring new events at regular intervals.
Acting along major roads
It was not long ago that a 90- year old woman in Jönköping let a man she thought would check the water in her apartment. But instead pushed the man into her on the toilet and locked her before stealing her jewelery. Last winter was reported several cases where fraudsters claiming to be from television and telephone companies to help or fix errors.
– I have no statistics in front of me but it has been quite frequent in recent times, we know says Claes Persson.
He believes that the problem exists in all parts of the country. But mainly in southern and central Sweden.
– If there is something that is spared, it is more to the north. It has the distances to do. They act along major routes, this is where the fastest moving, he said.
“very worrying”
The crimes are difficult to investigate, and one reason is precisely that gangs are constantly on the motion. There may also be difficulties in obtaining witness statements – not least when it hit the people who are elderly and for various reasons may be in need of help.
Sven Carlsson is the chairman of the Pensioners’ Association, PRO in Gothenburg, and He says he noticed a concern among members.
– It is very disturbing and sad that it should have to be so in the community. We must take it seriously, he says to P4 Gothenburg.
Older crimes evokes strong emotions and on Friday wrote Glenn Hysén an acclaimed chronicle of the subject. Where he states that: “Giving up on older people who do not have a chance to defend themselves is fucking the lowliest thing to do.”
– It is a fact that there is someone who have a different point of view than just that. Almost everybody has a parent or another older man can relate to, says Claes Persson.
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