Criminals defraud nearly €33,000 across three Lithuanian cities
Over several days, scammers in Vilnius, Panevėžys and Klaipėda extracted approximately €32,900. Victims fell prey to telephone scammers and fake banking websites.
Criminals defraud nearly €33,000 across three Lithuanian cities
Over several days in Vilnius, Panevėžys and Klaipėda, fraudsters managed to extract approximately €32,900 from people, law enforcement reports.
The largest sum – €17,500 – was lost by a Klaipėda resident. The man, searching for goods online, transferred money to unknown individuals between October 2025 through several transfers. He contacted Klaipėda district police.
Two men were victims in the capital. A Vilnius resident born in 1987 received a call from unknown persons on 19 May at approximately 19:15. Posing as bankers and police officers, they convinced him to hand over €1,675 to a courier who arrived at his location.
Another capital resident (born 1972) suffered even greater loss – €9,698. On 24 May, he entered login credentials into what is suspected to be a fraudulent financial institution portal. Shortly afterwards, the account was emptied.
In Panevėžys, a man reported to officers at approximately 14:59 that after logging into a possibly fake bank website, he had lost €3,999.
Investigations into fraud have been opened regarding all of these incidents.
Source: LRT.lt
Source: LRT