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topicnews · October 11, 2024

Man arranges to meet “Emily” online and is robbed

Man arranges to meet “Emily” online and is robbed

Police search with ATM footage

Man (21) travels from Bavaria to Cologne for a date with “Emily” – but meets Verbecher

These men are said to have posed as Emily in order to rob a man from Bavaria.

Cologne Police

Lured with love, robbed with violence!

A young man (21) drives from Bavaria to Cologne specifically to meet his online acquaintance Emily. He believed he had been writing to the lady of his heart for a long time. But instead of a love story, an ice-cold crime awaits him.

Unknown men come to the meeting with a teaser and a gun

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The Cologne police are now using photos to search for the suspected perpetrators.

Cologne Police

The 21-year-old contacted Emily Rugerth via the messenger service Snapchat, the police write. But he doesn’t know that this Emily doesn’t even exist. The man excitedly arranges to meet his online acquaintance in Cologne. He takes the train from Bavaria to the cathedral city, but instead of Emily, three unknown men come to the meeting on July 21st.

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The perpetrators act unscrupulously. They are said to have threatened the Allgäu resident with a firearm and an electric stun gun, the police write. One of the men is said to have shot into the air and the Taser was also on and made frightening noises, it is said. The men punched and kicked the 21-year-old and demanded his fanny pack, which contained cash and his debit card. During the threatening situation, the 21-year-old even reveals the PIN on his debit card.

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