A 63-year-old woman has been the victim of a scam in Santorini, where she was misled into reporting a car accident involving her son, which left the minor child seriously injured.
The incident occurred on August 30, when an Albanian woman living on the island received a call from an unknown person who said she was a police officer involved in an accident involving her son. The fraudster asked the islander for a large sum, allegedly to avoid legal consequences.
The unsuspecting woman became agitated and agreed to hand over the money. Following the scammers' instructions, she placed the exorbitant sum of 98,000 euros in the designated trash bin. The woman left as soon as she left the money and did not see who took it.
The fraud was later uncovered when the Albanian woman reported it to the Thira Police Department. Law enforcement officials are currently investigating to identify the perpetrators by examining the camera footage.
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