A woman contacted the 5th Police Department in Vilnius on Wednesday morning to report a sophisticated scam. According to the woman, who was born in 1945, the fraud occurred between May 28th and July 1st. She stated that during this period, she received repeated calls at 10 a.m.
from unknown individuals speaking Russian. These callers impersonated both police officers and bank employees, successfully deceiving her into selling a house and withdrawing all of her funds from her bank account. This incident highlights a pattern of financial fraud targeting residents.
Authorities noted that related cases involving phone scammers have been brought before the court, where six young men were charged with extorting over 236,000 euros. The scope of the deception extends across the region; other documented losses include €10,400 taken from residents of Vilnius, €19,600 lost to a Mariupol resident in the Tauragė district, and separate instances of losses related to the purchase of pellets and a tractor in the Šilutė district. The police investigation continues to address these criminal activities.
The woman’s account provides evidence of the systematic nature of the deception, while the accumulated cases demonstrate the wide reach of the perpetrators. The ongoing legal proceedings underscore the efforts of the police department to prosecute individuals who use fraudulent calls to victimize citizens, protecting both property and personal finances within the community.
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