A 25-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were arrested yesterday morning in Neo Heraklion, accused – as the case may be – of fraud and theft by complicity and by continuation.

In particular, according to ELAS, on Thursday morning the defendants, pretending to be accountants, approached a 95-year-old woman in the area of ​​Cholargos and, under the pretext of paying a tax refund, entered her home where, using the employment method, they extorted the sum of 1,320 euros from her and fled in a vehicle.

In the context of targeted searches, police officers from the DIAS Team spotted the car on Attica Road in the area of ​​Chalandrio, with the two defendants on board and called them in for a check.

At the sight of the police, the driver sped off in order to escape their arrest, however, the police followed them, informing the ‘Immediate Action’ center at the same time.

The vehicle was immobilized in the area of ​​Neos Heraklion, following the operational coordination of the Center and the assistance of police and two-wheelers of the Immediate Action.

After a check in their possession, the amount of 1,320 euros, which they had taken earlier, was found, while a wig was also found, which the 40-year-old woman used in order to make it difficult for the police to identify her.

In addition, the preliminary investigation of the Papagou-Cholargou Security Department uncovered an additional 6 cases of fraud and theft against the elderly in various areas of Attica, but also in Kordelio, Thessaloniki, where in at least 3 cases the 40-year-old woman used the wig in question.

The arrested persons, with the case filed against them by the Papagou-Cholargou Security Department, were taken to the Criminal Prosecutor of Athens.