On Friday 21 August 2026, the Grand Ducal Police announced that, in recent days, they have received several reports of trick thefts by bogus delivery drivers, including incidents on Thursday 20 August on Rue d’Itzig in Sandweiler, Rue du Nord in Helmsingen, and Rue de Larochette in Ernzen.
In all cases, the perpetrators used a similar modus operandi in which an unknown man rings the doorbell of a home inhabited mostly by elderly people and pretends to be delivering a package. He demands a small fee payable by bank card for the delivery. The victim holds their bank card to a device carried by the perpetrator and enters their PIN.
The perpetrator then discreetly swaps the bank card for a similar-looking card issued in a different name. Due to the similarity of the cards, the victims usually do not notice the switch immediately.
The perpetrators then use the stolen bank cards to make payments or withdraw cash.
The police have asked that anyone who may have fallen victim to such a scam to contact the police station of one's choice immediately.
The police have urged the public never to let one's bank card out of one's sight, to stop the transaction immediately if one has any doubts, and especially to inform and raise awareness among elderly people in one's personal circle about this scam.
