Telephone fraudsters took over €130,000 from a man in Šiauliai
Posing as bank employees and communicating in Russian, fraudsters tricked a man from Šiauliai into installing remote access software on his phone and handing over his bank cards. Police are investigating similar schemes in the capital and the port city.
Telephone fraudsters took over €130,000 from a man in Šiauliai
A man from Šiauliai received calls from unknown individuals who spoke Russian and posed as employees of a financial institution. They persuaded him to install remote access software on his phone and transfer his bank cards to them. Following this conversation, €131,800 disappeared from his account.
The Police Department reported that the victim (born in 1949) informed officers of the incident on Thursday, although the conversation with the fraudsters actually took place on 16 June at around 16:00, when the man was at his home.
A similar scheme was used against a resident of Klaipėda (born in 1961). Between the end of May and 20 June, unknown individuals communicating in Russian convinced him to deposit funds into a virtual investment platform. In this way, €21,000 was embezzled.
Vilnius Police are also recording numerous such cases. One young resident of Vilnius (born in 1990) handed over €39,000 to fraudsters who contacted him via a messaging application, offering to invest online. Several other residents of the capital, having accessed counterfeit bank internet sites and entered their login details, lost between €7,500 and €11,000. Another woman (born in 1952) trusted individuals who called her claiming to be employees of a telecommunications company and police officers, and gave them €8,500.
In total, six residents of Vilnius lost €79,200.
Law enforcement has initiated pre-trial investigations into fraud, unauthorised access to data systems, counterfeiting of electronic payment instruments, and their unauthorised use.
Source: LRT
Source: LRT