Fraud of €4.76 million against 88-year-old in Thessaloniki
An unknown perpetrator seized 4,766 gold sovereigns and jewellery worth €10,000 from an elderly woman, impersonating an employee of Thessaloniki Municipality.
Thessaloniki: 88-year-old victim of fraud involving gold sovereigns and jewellery
According to skai.gr, an 88-year-old woman has reported fraud to police authorities with a total value exceeding €4.76 million. An unknown perpetrator obtained 4,766 gold sovereigns and jewellery worth €10,000 from her.
According to the report, last Tuesday the elderly woman received a telephone call from a person who presented himself as a representative of Thessaloniki Municipality. Citing imminent electrical works by the PPC, he convinced her to move her valuable items outside her house, to the city centre, for security reasons.
Using this pretext, the perpetrator is alleged to have succeeded in obtaining the jewellery and items, the total value of which, according to the elderly woman's statement, exceeds €4.76 million.
The case is being investigated by the Department for the Prosecution and Investigation of White-Collar Crimes of Leuko Pyrgos.
Source: Google News GR — Crime (el)