Online fraudsters in Savinjska region defraud victims of nearly €47,000
Police are investigating two serious online fraud cases in the areas of Šmarije pri Jelšah and Mozirje. The two victims lost nearly €47,000 combined.
Online fraudsters in Savinjska region defraud victims of nearly €47,000
Police have investigated two serious online fraud cases in recent days in which two victims lost nearly €47,000 combined, according to 24ur.com.
In the first case, a man from the Šmarije area received multiple telephone calls and an electronic message with a link to the MEET application on 27 June. When he opened the link, he began receiving calls from various unknown numbers. The man immediately blocked his bank account through the call centre, but on his next visit to the bank he discovered that unknown individuals had already emptied the account of €33,600.
In the second case, an unknown caller telephoned a woman from the Mozirje area and persuaded her that she had earned €9,000 in the Covertrade company or the Sončna elektrarna fund. Because the woman had previously invested funds in this fund and the caller knew her personal details, she trusted him. The fraudster persuaded her to install the HopTo Desk application on her mobile telephone, which gave him access to her online banking. In three separate transfers, €12,970 was then taken from her account. The suspicious transfers were only noticed by the bank, which informed her.
Police are warning residents to be extremely cautious when receiving telephone calls and electronic messages with unknown links and never to install applications that allow remote access to devices.
Source: 24ur