Dismantling of telephone fraud ring in Spata – haul of €350,000
Six members of a gang that defrauded elderly people were arrested in Spata. The haul exceeded €350,000 and 700 attempted fraud cases were recorded.
Telephone fraud centre in Spata: six arrests and haul of over €350,000
The Northeastern Attica Security directorate dismantled a criminal gang that operated a telephone fraud centre in a short-term rental house in Spata, according to ERTnews.
Members of the organisation purchased telephone directories from Monastiraki in order to locate their victims. They then called elderly people on their landline phones, posing as accountants, tax officials or employees of an electricity company, and took away money and jewellery.
From the Security directorate's investigation, seven confirmed cases of fraud were identified, with a total haul exceeding €350,000. Additionally, 700 attempted fraud cases against elderly people were identified. The gang had been operating since the beginning of summer.
During the investigation at the telephone centre, mobile phones, SIM cards and a car were seized.
A total of six members of the gang were arrested, who were brought before the prosecutor. Three of them were granted a deadline to give their statements the next day before the investigating judge, and the other three on Wednesday.
Official announcements from the police regarding the case are expected.
Source: ERT