Police are searching for a mystery woman believed to be behind a series of credit card thefts, with the suspect reportedly accumulating a six-figure sum of stolen cash. As part of the investigation, German authorities have released images of a blonde woman they suspect is the mastermind behind the spree, showing her looking directly into a CCTV camera.
Details of the Thefts
According to police, the woman is believed to have obtained several cards through illicit means and used them to withdraw at least £100,000 in cash between April 6 and May 16, 2026, at multiple banks in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany. The woman is believed to have made around 17 withdrawals during this period. Neither the precise total nor how she obtained the cards has been clarified by officials, although German authorities are appealing for any information related to the woman in the photo.
Police Appeal
Police stated: "The previously unidentified woman is suspected of having illicitly obtained numerous credit cards and using them to withdraw a six-figure sum of cash at the Raiffeisenbank Fehrbellin branch on Berliner Straße, and on April 19, 20, 2026, and May 16, 2026, at a different Raiffeisenbank branch on Karl-Marx-Straße. All cash withdrawals were made by the same woman. Witnesses who recognize the woman or can provide information about her whereabouts should contact the police inspector on the police tip portal on the internet."
Previous Similar Appeals
Berlin police have used similar strategies before. In March this year, CCTV allegedly showed a glamorous woman at a petrol station who they accused of luring a teenager to an apartment where he was violently assaulted and robbed. CCTV stills released by Berlin police showed the woman with straight, bleach-blonde hair, a large cream coat, and a small brown handbag. It is unknown exactly what the woman's alleged involvement was. According to a report by German news outlet BILD, she spoke to the 18-year-old via Snapchat before he was allegedly tricked into going to an apartment where he was brutally attacked by five people. The teen was then allegedly beaten, sprayed with an unidentified liquid, and robbed. The attack also left him unconscious, according to local reports.
