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Police warn of new bank card scam targeting elderly

Police in western Finland have launched an investigation into a suspected fraud case in which criminals obtained bank card details from an elderly man during a home visit and withdrew tens of thousands of euros. The Ostrobothnia Police Department said two men are suspected of taking the victim’s card information in Seinäjoki on 25 April. The suspects then used the data to withdraw up to €30,000 from the victim’s account.