Fraud of €4.7 million against 88-year-old in Thessaloniki – perpetrators sought
Fraudsters took 4,766 gold sovereigns and jewellery from an elderly woman in Thessaloniki while posing as municipal officials. The case remains unsolved.
88-year-old duped under guise of electrical works – haul worth €4.7 million
Gold sovereigns and jewellery with a total value of approximately €4.7 million were taken from an 88-year-old woman in Thessaloniki by unknown perpetrators on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, according to Newsit.gr.
The perpetrators presented themselves to the elderly woman as employees of the Thessaloniki Municipality and informed her of a supposed danger from electrical works in the area. They instructed her to collect sovereigns, gold jewellery and other valuables into a bag in order, as they told her, to protect her property.
The woman, unaware that it was a telephone scam, placed 4,766 gold sovereigns and various gold items into the bag, leaving the front door of her apartment open. Following the perpetrator's instructions, she remained locked in her bedroom during the supposed "works".
When she left the room a short time later, she discovered that she had fallen victim to theft. The elderly woman immediately reported the incident to the police, which has begun investigations to locate the perpetrators. The case remains unsolved to date.
Source: Newsit.gr