Telephone fraud nets 100M euros in Germany
Germany recorded financial losses approaching 100 million euros in 2025 due to telephone scam networks that rely on sophisticated extortion tactics involving impersonation of security personnel and close acquaintances. There was an increase in the amount lost through police impersonation crimes, which reached 49.5 million euros compared to 30.1 million euros in 2024, with the number of cases rising to 4,646. Additionally, "grandchild scams" or "shock calls" caused losses of 49 million euros, although the number of cases decreased to 4,798. These crimes depend on psychological manipulation and convincing victims to send money quickly, in response to complex deception tricks claiming that family members are in urgent need of assistance or facing emergencies requiring immediate payments.
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