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Identities Stolen: Police Vienna Searching for This Serial Fraudster

Der Mann konnte ausgeforscht werden.
Der Mann konnte ausgeforscht werden. ©APA/HARALD SCHNEIDER (Symbolbild)
The Vienna police are searching for a man through the publication of a photograph, who is suspected of committing at least four cases of identity theft and related commercial serious fraud between January and July 2024.

Update: Due to tips received after the publication of the photograph, the perpetrator has been identified. Officers from the Handelskai police station managed to arrest the suspect on 12/11/2025 in Vienna-Floridsdorf. The man is a 41-year-old Austrian citizen. He was transferred to a Vienna correctional facility by order of the Vienna public prosecutor's office. Further investigations are ongoing.

The suspect is alleged to have forged several documents with real personal data and then used them fraudulently. He opened numerous bank accounts with the forged documents, applied for loans, and purchased mobile phones. The resulting damage amounts to several tens of thousands of euros.

Commercial Serious Fraud in Vienna: Who Knows This Man?

The suspect has the following characteristics:
· approximately 25-35 years old
· slim build
· narrow face
· light-colored eyes
· wears glasses

Persons who know the identity of the suspect or who have witnessed the described offenses are asked to contact the Vienna police. Information will be received - also anonymously - at 01/ 31310 /32387.

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