Telephone scam in Ano Yeia: 94-year-old woman loses €2,500 and jewellery
An unknown person posed as an accountant and persuaded a 94-year-old woman in Rethymno to hand over cash and jewellery. Police are searching for the perpetrator.
Fraudster "accountant" took cash and jewellery from 94-year-old in Ano Yeia, Rethymno
According to Dikastiko.gr, a 94-year-old woman in Ano Yeia, Rethymno fell victim to a telephone scam when she received a call from an unknown person who introduced himself as an accountant. The incident became known in a very short timeframe following a similar case involving a 57-year-old woman in Chania.
The perpetrator claimed that the elderly woman owed 3,000 euros to the tax authority and asked her to transfer the money outside her house. He explained to her that this way "the satellite would not record them and the tax authority would not seize them", according to the report.
The 94-year-old had 2,500 euros in her possession and was persuaded to use it to cover the alleged debt. Along with the cash, she placed valuable jewellery of hers in a bag and placed the total in a flower pot in the garden of her house.
An unknown person appeared at the location, collected the bag and disappeared. As soon as the elderly woman realised she had been deceived, she notified the Greek Police. The Hellenic Police Force has taken on the case and is searching for the unknown perpetrator or perpetrators.
Source: Dikastiko.gr