A 62-year-old resident of Pella was robbed by scammers when he advertised a car for sale. In particular, the 37-year-old criminal called the victim in February last year and, under the pretext of being interested in an Internet advertisement for the sale of a car, deceived him and withdrew 3,800 euros from the victim’s account. […]
Panos Kammenos, Greek politician, founder of the right-wing political party Independent Greeks, and now just a businessman and entrepreneur, complains that scammers are using his name to deceive consumers over the Internet. Mr. Kammenos, lost weight from 119 to 69 kg, exposes a major online scam by saying that without his knowledge everyone who gets […]
Lately, various kinds of scams have flourished in Greece. Moreover, the activities of cunning malefactors are aimed not only at individuals, but also at enterprises. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Volos is attracting the attention of shopkeepers after discovering cases of fraud with social assistance coupons. In particular, some individuals call unsuspecting shop […]
Fraud has become the scourge of clever scams against the elderly in order to swindle them of large sums of money, relying mainly on their “age-related changes in thinking.” Another case occurred in Larisa, the victim was an 85-year-old woman. An old woman threw a bag from the balcony with 6,000 euros, the money that […]
The fraud associated with Power Pass consists in obtaining personal information of citizens, including bank details. Be careful! Posing as employees of the Greek energy company ΔΕΔΔΗΕ (Διαχειριστής Ελληνικού Δικτύου Διανομής Ηλεκτρικής Ενέργειας), the criminals are trying to get personal data, referring to the Pass Power program. Beware of scams. The ΔΕΔΔΗΕ company officially draws […]
Searches are underway in the capital of Ukraine: a well-known chain of stores specializing in the sale of military goods is suspected of illegal use of humanitarian aid. According to “UP”, referring to sources in the prosecutor’s office and the SBU, law enforcement officers exposed a scheme of fraud with military goods received as humanitarian […]
The activities of criminals who committed fraud at the expense of the National Organization for the provision of medical services (ΕΟΠΥΥ), stopped the Economic Police Department. A person has been detained against whom a criminal case has been initiated. At the same time, the identity of another person has been established, and he is currently […]
A 62-year-old resident of Volos, succumbing to the temptation to “get rich for free”, announced the birth of his grandson to the registry office 11 days later in order to receive an allowance of 2,000 euros. According to local website magnesianews.gr, the man returned the money and was sentenced to 45 days in jail with […]
Well-known e-commerce company Skroutz is facing serious consumer complaints regarding the purchase of products that were not delivered despite having been paid for. Trusted by hundreds of thousands of people in Greece and other countries over the years, Skroutz has found itself in an extremely uncomfortable position as the allegations make it clear that the […]
Greek law enforcement has received more than 20 complaints about an enterprising scammer who rents houses to workers for the season, issues fake keys, and then disappears after receiving the appropriate advance. “Scammers via the Internet, by posting photos of a house (apartment), are baiting naive citizens. Interested in the offer of rent, people meet […]
A florist from the island of Skiathos lost 21,258 euros because of a bouquet worth 70 euros. A 42-year-old man who works at his mother’s flower shop received a phone call from an unknown man on March 27 saying he lives outside of Skiathos and wants to send a bouquet. After placing the order, he […]
People’s indignation at repeatedly inflated tariffs ΔΕΗ now acts like a tsunami, sweeping society. In a show of coordinated social anesthesia, ΔΕΗ sends bills to citizens in which the amounts claimed very often exceed the pensions and salaries of the people who are called upon to pay the exorbitant surcharge. A situation has arisen where […]