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Consumer fraud warnings in Central Europe

12 clusters · 77 sources · last updated

Latest: Nordkirchen police investigate multiple fraud and impersonation attempts

Since June 2024, a wave of consumer-fraud incidents has spread across Central Europe. Early incidents included pepper-spray assaults in Bremen and a failed robbery on a Luxembourg train, followed by a series of thefts, f

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Escalating senior fraud and impersonation scams in Europe

68 clusters · 261 sources · last updated

Latest: Fraudulent scams target elderly residents in Austria and Romania

By August 2026, the wave of fraud targeting seniors in Europe showed increasing financial impact and geographic spread. The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) reported a sharp rise in losses from schemes where p

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ZDF Sarah Tacke political talk series

2 clusters · 25 sources · last updated

Latest: Sarah Tacke’s ZDF Talk Shows Islamist Threat After Berlin CSD Attack

Germany’s public broadcaster ZDF rolled out a five‑episode political talk series hosted by journalist and jurist Sarah Tacke, airing Thursday evenings from 30 July to 27 August 2026 as a summer replacement for Maybrit Il