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Crime and fraud incidents in Czech Republic and Greece

Overview

Various criminal activities, including fraud and violent incidents, have been reported across the Czech Republic and Greece.

In the Czech Republic, authorities have addressed several cases. In Liberec, a 23-year-old was detained for acting as a courier in an investment fraud scheme involving two million CZK. Other incidents in the region included a high-speed chase involving a driver under a ban and a violent conflict at Casino Babylon resulting in an attempted murder investigation. In Jihlava, a woman was defrauded of 280,000 CZK by an individual posing as a bank employee, who also coerced the victim into taking intimate photographs.

In Greece, an Austrian tourist reported being defrauded on the island of Rhodes after purchasing a necklace for 5,000 EUR that was later valued at significantly less than its purported worth.

Entities

Liberec · Jablonec nad Nisou · Czech Police · Jihlava · Casino Babylon

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Police report various incidents in Czechia involving theft and fraud

    Czech police report a bizarre case in Plzeň where a man fell asleep at an ATM, and a major fraud in Jihlava where a woman lost 280,000 CZK to a fake bank employee.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 6 sources
    Crime and fraud incidents reported in Czech Republic and Greece

    Reports include an investment fraud arrest in Liberec, a fatal pedestrian accident in Jablonec, and a jewelry scam targeting Austrian tourists in Rhodes, Greece.

Sources

advokatnidenik.cz · ceska-justice.cz · echo24.cz · jihlavsky.denik.cz · liberecky.denik.cz · novinky.cz · plzenska.drbna.cz · plzensky.denik.cz · tn.nova.cz