25-year-old arrested – charged with fraud against elderly man

A 25-year-old man has been remanded in custody, charged with online fraud against an elderly man. This information was provided by the Prosecution Service of the Copenhagen Police.

According to the charges, the 25-year-old called the elderly man on Wednesday morning and tried to persuade him to transfer a large sum of money to a bank account abroad.

The elderly man contacted his bank, which became suspicious and alerted the police. The police went to the man’s residence, where the suspected perpetrator was also present.

The 25-year-old was arrested and on Thursday appeared at a hearing at the Copenhagen City Court.

The hearing took place behind closed doors. The 25-year-old suspect has been remanded in custody for 13 days.