Bavarian pensioner lays trap to catch phone fraudster who was out for his gold

Second ‘exemplary’ success for 85-year-old who had already rumbled bogus police officer demanding €60,000

An 85-year-old Bavarian has managed – twice – to ensnare phone fraudsters trying to shake him down for cash and valuables.

The German pensioner received an apparently urgent call on Tuesday from a man posing as a police officer telling him a family member was in distress – a common trick used to dupe elderly people.