Austrian police bring down scammers impersonating Interpol agents

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 19, 2022 12:03 am

Vienna, Austria: An Indian criminal gang who impersonated officers from international police agency Interpol has stolen millions of euros from hundreds of victims through phone scams, Austrian police said Thursday (Friday in Manila).

The fraudsters would tell callers that their ID card numbers had been stolen, Austrian police said, and urge them to secure their money by emptying their bank accounts through the purchase of Google Play cards, for example.

This file photo shows policemen patrolling in Vienna, Austria on Nov. 3, 2020. An Indian criminal gang who impersonated officers from international police agency Interpol has stolen millions of euros from hundreds of victims through phone scams, Austrian police said on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 (November 18 in Manila). XINHUA PHOTO

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