Die Hütchenspieler - Osteuropäische Abzocker auf Touristenfang

Shell Game - Eastern European Scammers on the Hunt for Tourists 🤠The "shell game" has been keeping the police and judiciary busy in Germany for decades. This particular criminal phenomenon can be found in almost every major European city. In Germany, Berlin is the hotspot for scammers 🇩🇪 For many years, the legal situation here was unclear. The fraudulent act had to be proven in each individual case, which was virtually impossible. However, the police now generally classify the shell game as a fraud offense 👮🏼‍♂️🚓 The shell game players themselves are not impressed by this: Hundreds of criminal charges and investigations, several this year alone, have been filed against the scammers. Arresting the scammers is not easy for the police. The gangs appear out of nowhere and pull off their scam within minutes. The other factor is a very well-functioning early warning system. Watchmen and security guards warn of the police and cover the punter's back. One whistle and one shout are enough for the gang to immediately flee. What you see here and in the following is the result of several days of surveillance. What seems easy in this report was very difficult in real life. Operations with hidden cameras and hours of waiting, often without results. Anyone who stays too long near such a gang of con artists easily becomes the focus of the security guards. And a warning in advance: The shell game players are extremely camera shy and don't like being watched. If you happen to encounter shell game players while visiting Berlin, please refrain from filming them with your cell phone...You can quickly get into serious trouble and even be attacked. The shell game is one of the oldest con artists' tricks in the world. But what was already entertaining the public at weekly markets and folk festivals in the Middle Ages developed into a lucrative scam in the 1990s. The ball is always in the hands of the game maker, who places it wherever he wants ❗️ You can't win ❗️ The shell game is pure fraud ❗️ When there are many tourists in town, such a gang can steal up to €2,000 a day, it's estimated. Sometimes four to five different groups operate in the City West alone. According to the Berlin police, the members of the shell game are people with Albanian roots, from Kosovo and Macedonia 🇲🇰 🇽🇰 🇩🇪 Yes, anyone who gets involved in the shell game has only themselves to blame if they get cheated out of their money 💶 And yes, the Berlin police certainly have other, more important problems than chasing Eastern European scammers. Nevertheless, the example of the shell game gangs, active for almost 30 years, clearly shows how the rule of law is forced to capitulate to petty criminals and, where criminal procedural measures consistently fail, simply admit defeat. ☑️ We took a closer look at Berlin's shell game gangs...❗️ REPORTERS TV with a hidden camera on Kurfürstendamm, the shell game's territory 🎥 ©️ L-films 2023 I REPORTERS TV on INSTAGRAM: reporters_tv_ REPORTERS TV on Facebook: REPORTERS TV