Man scammed in bank account fraud
Limassol police are investigating a fraud case after a 39-year-old man reported that he was scammed out of €9,500.
The police on Monday explained that the incident unfolded after the complainant received a phone call by a person posing as an official from Interpol.
The caller further claimed that the 39-year-old’s bank account was at risk of being targeted by hackers.
The 39-year-old was then convinced to download an app on his smartphone and hand over his bank details to the unknown caller.
The alleged victim was then also convinced to create a digital wallet on another site and also handed over that information to the caller.
The 39-year-old soon checked the balance and found it to have been drained and then realised that he had been scammed.
The complainant then reported the incident to the police.
For their part, the police again urged the public to exert extreme caution: do not share your full bank details with anyone else.