Fraud in Mahlsdorf: Trio caught after a supermarket festival!

Fraud in Mahlsdorf: Trio caught after a supermarket festival!

In a remarkable police operation, three women aged 22, 28 and 41 in Mahlsdorf were arrested today, May 23, 2025. The arrest occurred around 12:30 p.m. in a parking lot of a supermarket on Hultschiner Damm. The women are suspected of picking up money from a 70-year-old woman after a telephone fraud, which was carried out by so-called "wrong police officers". At the intended handover of the money, civil investigators from the Berlin State Criminal Police Office were able to arrest the trio.

The first investigations suggest that the arrested part of a fraud series in which they may have obtained a six -digit amount of money. In the course of apartment searches, evidence was also ensured that should contribute to clarifying the acts. The women were taken into police custody and transferred to the specialist commissioner for trick fraud. On the same day, they should be brought before an investigative court to issue arrest warrants.

prevention against telephone fraud

The Berlin police used this incident to provide important information on avoiding fraud by false police officers. It is advised that the display of a known number is not sufficient to clearly identify a caller. Instead, citizens should write down the number and call the 110 to check the authenticity of a call.

• valuables should not be kept at home.
• valuables must never be handed over to strangers.
• The police will never ask for asset or valuables on the phone.
• People of trust should always be included, even if a “secrecy” is desired.
• when the arrival of people who pretend to be a police officer should be asked for the presentation of a police decision.

In addition, the police recommend that not unknown persons to be in the apartment and in case of doubt to contact the relevant authority under a self -made telephone number. If there is doubts about the legitimacy of a caller, visitors should wait in front of the door while calling yourself. These safety precautions can help to effectively protect themselves from further frauds. Information on telephone providers for the necessary phone number changes is also available, including contact points from Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, Vodafone and 1 & 1 Internet.

For further information and support, the police can be consulted at [police-beratung.de] (https://www.polizei-beratung.de/themen-und-tipps/betrug- through-falsche-polizen/).