Fraud
9 people had set up an online fraud with 125,000 euros in Northern Greece
A criminal case has been established against nine individuals, accused of committing computer fraud and stealing more than €125,000. The investigation was carried out by the Electronic Crime Department of Northern Greece.
The case revolves around several instances of unauthorized banking transactions, including:
Kilkis: 81-year-old woman falls victim to a phone scam involving her supposed granddaughter’s injury
An 81-year-old woman from a village in the municipality of Kilkis became the victim of a phone scam when an unknown man posing as a doctor claimed that her granddaughter had been seriously injured and required a substantial amount of money for medical treatment. The scammer demanded 88,000 euros for her granddaughter’s recovery.
Thessaloniki: Grandson accused of stealing €27,000 from grandfather’s bank account
A couple is accused of stealing a total of 27,000 euros from the account of an elderly man in Thessaloniki, with the man being his grandson.
The two reports by Vourliotis on the Athens and Thessaloniki “Carousels”: The state loses €2 Billion annually
Battle with “carousel”-type criminal organizations, which have been coming to light one after the other lately, is being fought by the Ministry of Finance and the relevant auditing authorities, as it’s estimated that the state loses up to 2 billion euros annually due to fake invoices and fraudulent transactions, leading the Treasury to pay VAT – instead of collecting it – to these fraudsters.<
How migrant students are lured to the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus
The Financial Times recently put the spotlight on a phenomenon that has been dubbed the "north Cyprus trap" that has seen tens of thousands of migrant students get lured with false promises to so-called universities in the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus.
Phone scam in Ioannina – €4,000 stolen for alleged surgery of a relative
Thanks to coordinated actions by the Ioannina Security Subdivision and the Arta Security Department, a foreign national was arrested on Wednesday (23/10) for participating in a scam.
Voice Cloning: A new form of AI-assisted fraud sweeps the US and is coming to Europe
Imagine this: It’s just past midnight, and your mother’s number appears on your phone screen. You answer, and on the other end, you hear her voice—it’s unmistakably her, and the caller ID confirms it’s her number—crying out, “Let me go!” “Help!” and other phrases in panic.
A scammer who defrauded an elderly man of €19,000 in Pella has been identified
Nearly eight months after the scam targeted an elderly man in the Pella region, who paid a significant amount believing his son needed emergency surgery, the identity of the foreign “collector” to whom the money was handed over has been identified.
Thessaloniki fraud scandal: Businessman and ex-politician involved in €35 million carousel scheme – Anti-money laundering investigation
A 350-page report from the anti-money laundering authority is now in the hands of the District Attorney in Thessaloniki. It concerns a “carousel” type fraud case involving a businessman from Northern Greece and a high-ranking bank executive with a background in politics.
Denmark: Lawyer prosecuted for “money laundering” in connection with the underworld
A Danish lawyer, whose name was made public today with the permission of the judicial authorities, is being prosecuted for her involvement in the laundering of money, specifically more than €4.3 million, and for laundering nearly 210.000 euros having a connection with organized crime.