Croatia police report 178,000 euros lost to various fraud schemes

The Virovitica-Podravina Police Administration reported four criminal cases involving internet and investment fraud, resulting in total losses exceeding 178,000 euros.

Specific incidents included a 75-year-old victim losing 120,000 euros to cryptocurrency scammers and a 73-year-old losing 54,000 euros through a fake stock trading scheme. Additionally, a 74-year-old woman was targeted by a gold and oil investment scam, though further losses were prevented by stopping the transaction. A fourth case involved an SMS scam where a 67-year-old woman was deceived into sending 436 euros to a foreign account by someone posing as her daughter.