Ten reports
At various locations around the Penningkruid and Jerusalem in Venray, several reports came in. In total, we received ten reports.  The perpetrators call elderly people and pose as, for example, police officers or bank employees. They ask questions about valuable items, money, or bank cards and offer to keep those items safe. Then they want to come to the door to collect these items. Fortunately, most victims managed to prevent this by hanging up the phone.

People are alert
Victims were called on their landlines. The vast majority of people were alert and did not fall for the scams. Unfortunately, valuable items were taken from three individuals. The victims are an 82-year-old woman from Horst and a 63-year-old woman and an 82-year-old woman both from Venray.

Description
The description of the fake officer who came to the victims door: a woman approximately 35 to 40 years old. She was about 1.60 m tall and had a stocky build. She had black hair down to her shoulders. The police started a neighborhood investigation and is looking for witnesses and camera footage.

Report as soon as possible
The police urges people to report if they have been called by a scammer with a trick. This can be done via 0900-8844. Even if nothing has been taken. This information can help in the search for the perpetrators. If someone is at the door whom you do not trust, call 112. This gives us the chance to catch a scammer red-handed.