A new case of cyber fraud has upset the local community in Chania.
According to information from cretapost, a 72-year-old pharmacist fell victim to fraud, but he turned out to be smarter than the would-be thieves and blocked his bank accounts in time, leaving the fraudsters… waiting.
It all started on the eve of April Fool’s Day when strangers contacted the pharmacist and claimed that they were calling from the AT. Kissamos and would like to deposit money in his account for the purchase of medicines. After ascertaining that their claim was credible by the would-be victim, they allegedly then requested his bank account and bank codes.
A few hours later, the 72-year-old pharmacist started receiving messages on his mobile phone according to which the bank informed him about large-scale remittances from his account to third parties. These were large amounts of withdrawals totaling 127,000 euros.
Upon receiving the messages, the experienced pharmacist immediately went to the police station in his area where he reported the incident. The authorities immediately informed the bank, which in record time blocked the pharmacist’s accounts, as a result of which they prevented the execution of the fraud and the withdrawal of the amounts.
What Money Mule is and how it works
The police found that the account in which the money was to be deposited belonged to a woman, resident of Athens.
However, according to well-informed sources, “it is not at all certain that the ultimate swindler is this woman”.
This is because the cunning swindlers are said to have become experts in cyber fraud by activating the money mule technique.
According to cyber alert, money mule is a technique that works in a similar way to offshore companies. That is, a scammer finds someone and asks him to use his bank account so that the fraud can be deposited in his own name and account.
Thus, the police investigation may find the recipient of the money but the conclusion of the thorough investigation may conclude that different persons (from those to whom the bank account belongs) had set up the fraud and were the final recipients of the money. All this, of course, is done with the consent of the mediator, nevertheless the mediator is not the real swindler who sets up all the intrigue against unsuspecting victims.
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