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Thessaloniki: An international network of swindlers “scraped” the 61-year-old’s account

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They extorted 76,500 euros from her, money which, partially and through the accounts of other victims, ended up with successive remittances to recipients in Greece, Albania, Kosovo and even Colombia.

Case of fraud with The victim is a 61-year-old woman from Thessaloniki, who fell into the “nets” of an international criminal group, whose members appeared to unsuspecting citizens as alleged technical staff of an international accounting company and under the pretext of providing services to protect their bank accounts from malware, gained access to mobile phones or their computers, through the installation of remote control applications, investigated by EL.AS..

The perpetrators were identified as five people, originally from Albania and Kosovo, who appear to be involved in similar cases of fraud worldwide.

In the case of the 61-year-old Greek woman, as announced, the circuit allegedly “emptied” her bank accounts, deducting from it the amount of 76,500 eurosmoney which partially and through the accounts of other victims, ended up with successive remittances to recipients in Greece, Albania, Kosovo and even Colombia.

The case was investigated by police officers of the Security Department of Pylaia – Chortiatis and the case file includes the offenses of criminal organizationfraud, computer fraud and illegal access to computer data-data,

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