The police in Mytilene have uncovered five fraud cases targeting elderly individuals, leading to the arrest of a 50-year-old woman. The investigation revealed that unknown perpetrators posed as doctors, convincing victims to hand over large sums of money and valuable…
Nikki MacLeod, a 77-year-old from Edinburgh, was scammed out of £17,000 by a fraudster posing as a woman named Alla Morgan using AI-generated deepfake videos. Despite initial skepticism, MacLeod was convinced by fake video messages that the person was real…
Authorities in Lefkada are investigating two cases of fraud where unsuspecting citizens were scammed out of money by con artists posing as employees of an accounting office. In both incidents, the scammers, claiming that the victims were entitled to specific…
Three individuals were arrested in Greece for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme that defrauded victims of over €140,000 from 2020 to February 2023. They posed as having connections to political officials, convincing unsuspecting victims to pay for services such as public…
A new telephone scam targeting a woman in Chios, Greece, was uncovered by the local Directorate for the Investigation and Resolution of Crimes. The incident, which occurred two weeks ago, involved a person impersonating a hospital doctor to extract €9,000….
Tom Hayhoe, the newly appointed Covid corruption commissioner, has initiated a fraud investigation into the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. Tasked by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Hayhoe aims to recover public funds lost due to fraud and…
On November 22, 2024, Konstantinos Kyranakis, Greece’s Deputy Minister of Digital Governance, along with Stylianos Sakaretsios, President of the Hellenic Cadastre, will file a complaint at the Supreme Court regarding potential fraud involving forged documents by a possible network of…
A 73-year-old woman was arrested in Thessaloniki for defrauding two elderly women out of €34,700. Her accomplice posed as a doctor and claimed that the victims’ relatives were injured, requesting money for supposed emergency surgeries. One victim lost €30,000 by…
Natasha Allen-Wyatt, a former Wales international footballer, faces claims from parents, teammates, and businesses alleging she took thousands of pounds for coaching sessions that were never delivered. Many parents reported their children were left feeling rejected due to cancelled sessions….
An investigation has been opened following a complaint from the Anticor association regarding fraud and embezzlement of public funds against the private nursery group People & Baby. The complaint arose after the release of the investigative book ‘Les Ogres’ by…
