Croatian County Loses Hundreds of Thousands Euros in Email Scam, Serbian Woman Defrauded of 370 Euros via SMS

Požeško-slavonska County in Croatia reported that an unknown individual used a deceptive e‑mail to persuade officials to transfer several hundred thousand euros from the county budget. A criminal complaint was filed on 12 June 2026 and police are conducting a cyber‑crime investigation.

In Serbia, a woman from Srem received an SMS that mimicked an official traffic‑police notice. Believing she had committed a speed violation, she clicked a link to a fake e‑Uprava site, entered her card details and lost roughly 370 euros. She has blocked the card and plans to file a claim with her bank.

Both incidents illustrate how fraudulent electronic communications are being used to unlawfully obtain money from public bodies and private citizens in the region.