Almodovar: Elderly couple circumvented by "banking" in 3350 euros, with the old trick of notes “new”.
An elderly couple was mocked in 3 350 euros, in Semblana, village of Almodovar county. I wanted “take the number to notes” and disappeared with the savings of Joachim and Helena.
The GNR is investigating a case of swindling the elderly, in the municipality of Almodovar, district of Beja, registered on Wednesday morning, cerca the 11.30 hours, naquela que é a primeira queixa apresenta após a entrada em circulação das notas de dez euros. Um casal de idosos perdeu 3 350 euros, in Semblana, village of Almodovar county.
According to information from the GNR, one individual appearing 55 year old, He identified himself as bank officer and asked to exchange notes on the grounds that "had to get the numbers because they had gone out of circulation", said Captain Sousa, GNR Beja.
Joaquim Spear, 80 year old, and the woman, Helena Costa, of 72 year old, They were addressed by the individual and then the woman to show you the notes into two portfolios, He disappeared without a trace.
JN, Helena sad and agastada with the situation, He told the story of a hoax that "had enough to warn my husband not to open the door to strangers", justified. "He showed a red note 50 euros and a green 20 euros, as the new, the other passed into history ", finished woman.
Helena said that the individual followed her into the bedroom where he had hidden the money in the middle of clothes, "I had a portfolio 3 000 euros and barely showed it to him was with notes, the other portfolio, which had inherited from my father's 20 year old, with 335 euros, it was all ", finished.
On the grounds that he had to go to the car pointing the number of notes, Joaquim came out and suddenly started screaming: "Dude woman ran off with the money", which led to Helena, who is sick, had had a breakdown voltage that toppled a chair.
Advised their daughter, this triggered the GNR of Almodovar, which visited the couple's home in order to take account of the occurrence and collect details of the scammer.
The couple's home is next to the National Road 267, link Almodovar / Mértola, which allowed very quickly "bank" had disappeared.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
