Greek police dismantle organized fraud rings in Zefyri and Crete

Greek police have dismantled two organized crime groups operating across different regions of the country.

In Zefyri, Attica, authorities raided a sophisticated ‘call center’ used by a gang that impersonated accountants and employees of the electricity distributor DEDDIE. The group utilized a structured hierarchy of managers, callers, and collectors to defraud citizens through phone scams. To evade detection, the group installed a specialized pipe connected directly to a house's sewage system to instantly dispose of mobile phones during police raids. The total illicit profit from this group is estimated to exceed 175,000 euros. Two individuals were arrested, with two others already in custody for similar offenses.

In Crete, police in Rethymno dismantled a separate group that targeted elderly citizens by posing as accounting office employees. The gang convinced victims to leave cash and jewelry in accessible locations outside their homes, which were then collected by an accomplice. This operation successfully resolved three cases in Rethymno, Anogeia, and Hersonissos, recovering over 30,000 euros worth of cash, gold coins, and jewelry. Two men, aged 22 and 49, were arrested following the recovery of stolen items and a rented vehicle used in the crimes.