Police revealed activities two gangs defrauded elderly residents of Lesvos and Samosimpersonating for doctors and accountants. Scammers forced pensioners give money and jewelry “for emergency surgery” or “for relatives”, receiving thousands of euros.
Greek Police made a series of arrests on the islands Lesvos And Samoseliminating two organized groups engaged in fraud against senior citizens. The scammers acted according to the classic scheme: they pretended to be doctors or accountants and, under the pretext of “an urgent operation for a relative,” they lured out money and valuables.
IN Mytilene Police officers detained a 31-year-old Greek man accused of participating in a criminal organization. He managed to receive from two pensioners 4,000 and 8,000 euros, respectively, as well as 90 US dollars. The third attempt at deception failed.
The investigation established that the man was part of a group of at least eight people with a clear distribution of roles and a constant pattern of actions. During a search they found him 5,000 euros in cash and a cell phone used to contact the victims.
In parallel, on Samosa police uncovered another group, which included a 30-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. They posed as accountants and convinced victims that they needed to urgently transfer money to resolve “tax issues.” So, they offered one 83-year-old woman to “save her savings” and took away 40,000 euros and jewelry worth about 20,000 euros.
Police found that the couple was also involved in three attempts at similar scams on the island. During their arrest, jewelry was confiscated and 39,800 eurosreceived from illegal activities.
Both groups are accused of participating in criminal organization And many episodes of fraud. Investigations are ongoing to establish possible links between networks in Lesbos and Samos.
According to police representativessuch schemes are becoming more and more sophisticated, and victims most often become lonely elderly peoplewhom scammers select over the phone.
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