Vienna police prevented a suspected investment fraud after stopping a scheduled handover of 100,000 euros. Investigators from the Vienna State Criminal Police Office, South Branch, say the alleged scam began after a 76-year-old man was contacted by a purported representative of an investment company by phone in September 2026. Over several months, the victim was allegedly persuaded to make repeated payments to accounts linked to the company. This week, the man was due to hand over another 100,000 euros in cash in person. He contacted his daughter, and together they filed a report with police. At the agreed handover time in the victim's home in Simmering, criminal officers moved in on 13 November 2026 at around 13:00. Police entered the premises and arrested two suspects on the spot. The two accused are a 29-year-old man and a 32-year-old man, both described by police as citizens of Serbia and Croatia. After the arrests, the suspects were taken into custody on an order from the Vienna public prosecutor. Both men were sent to a prison facility. Investigations by the Vienna State Criminal Police Office are ongoing.