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 […]
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Phishing: With the help of SMS, 80 thousand euros were stolen from a bank account
With the help of a fraudulent scheme, using SMS, the criminals freely withdrew 80,000 euros from the victim’s account. A hotel owner in the town of Samos lost, in total, a huge amount of money through the method of “electronic fishing”, also known as “phishing” (“phishing”). According to ERT, after an investigation by the Security […]
76% rise in bank card fraud in 2020
In 2020, the cost of fraudulent transactions increased by 18% compared to 2019 – a similar development was reflected in the number of fraudulent transactions, which increased by 76% compared to the previous year. The cost of fraudulent transactions with credit cards issued under the Single Payment Area (SEPA) in 2019 was 1.87 billion euros. […]