Fraud with Fake Gold Coins: Who Knows These Men?
The Lower Austria State Police Directorate warns of a sophisticated fraud scheme involving fake gold. Two as yet unknown perpetrators are suspected of having defrauded several people of large sums of money in April and May in Asian restaurants in Mödling, Bruck an der Leitha, and Linz with alleged gold finds.
Duo sold fake gold pieces in Lower Austria and Upper Austria
The men are said to have claimed to a restaurant owner in the Mödling district that they ran a construction company. During excavations in Wiener Neustadt, they allegedly discovered 40 gold pieces along with a Chinese will. The businessman was convinced during a total of three meetings at the end of April to buy the alleged finds for a mid-five-figure euro amount. To lend credibility, the perpetrators even cut through a gold piece. Only a subsequent examination by a specialist company revealed that they were fakes.
With the same story, the men also appeared on May 4 in an Asian restaurant in the Bruck an der Leitha district. In this case, it remained an attempt. However, the duo was successful in Linz: There, another victim in an Asian restaurant was sold fake gold equivalent to a low five-figure euro amount.
Police ask for information on fraudsters
The perpetrators are suspected of serious fraud. The police are asking for useful information regarding the identity or whereabouts of the two men. Information is being received by the criminal investigation group of the Mödling police station at the telephone number 059133-3330.
(APA/Red)
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