Woman lost 56,000 euros to supposedly supported musicians
The unknown man had posed as a famous classical musician and contacted the Upper Austrian via a social media platform at the beginning of the summer. The two then wrote to each other many times and the supposedly well-known string musician pretended to be in love with the victim.
From the end of June to the end of October, the stranger repeatedly asked the 71-year-old from the Gmunden district police for money, which she also transferred to him. The woman’s claims became increasingly dubious over time and she finally went to the police. The total damage was around 56,000 euros.