Two Roma, aged 37 and 38, are accused of 35 cases of fraud and arrested by employees of the Property Protection Department.
According to the Greek police, the victims were mostly elderly people who were contacted outside banks or shopping centers, sometimes pretending to be accountants and sometimes as tax officials. Having a portable POS terminal with them, they withdrew from their cards amounts from 500 to 1000 euros to pay off the alleged debt – theirs or relatives. It is estimated that by this method they were able to obtain from their victims in excess of 60,000 euros.
The detainees are also charged with three robberies, as they forced the elderly to withdraw money from their accounts, which they then confiscated.
The investigation into the case began about a month and a half ago, and today two of the detainees will be taken to the prosecutor’s office. A case of fraud, robbery and the creation of a criminal organization was initiated against them. Three more – relatives of those arrested – are wanted in the case.
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