Athens, Halanders. The man became a victim of a carefully planned telephone scam when criminals, Introduced by the policeconvinced him to voluntarily give values and cash for the total amount 510,000 euros.
According to data Eλληνικής αστυνομίας (Eλ.ας)the attackers contacted the victim on the phone and, applying the standard scheme of deception, convinced the man that an investigation was supposedly conducted against him or his family, requiring the transfer of values to a “safe place”.
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As a result, the victim handed over to the scammers jewelry worth about 500,000 euros And yet 10,000 euros in cash. After that, the criminals disappeared, leaving the victim without savings.
Police investigation
Investigators Halanderi police department conduct a check of possible ties of criminals with organized telephone networksoperating in Attica. According to preliminary data, the group could participate in other similar scenarios.
In Eλ.ας remind citizens that Real policemen never request values or money On the phone and do not require their transfer for investigative needs. Any such calls should immediately report to the police.
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