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Telephone fraud and impersonation scams in Europe

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Separate incidents of telephone fraud and impersonation scams have been reported in Greece and Bulgaria. In the Pella region of Greece, three men were arrested after targeting a woman by impersonating a DEDDIE employee. The suspects claimed there was a risk of an electrical leak at her residence, convincing her to leave 6,000 euros in cash and 10,000 euros worth of jewelry outside her home for protection. Police later located the suspects in the Thessaloniki area and recovered a portion of the stolen cash and jewelry. A subsequent attempted fraud in Pella involved a different scheme targeting an elderly woman. In this instance, a female accomplice impersonated an accountant claiming the victim owed tax fines. The accomplice instructed the victim to hand over cash and jewelry to a male associate for “photographic purposes.” Police intercepted the male suspect as he approached the residence and have identified a second accomplice waiting nearby in a vehicle. The arrested individual is to be brought before the Janissina Prosecutor. In a related development in May 2026, police in Pella solved another telephone fraud case involving the theft of 8,350 euros. In this instance, a female accomplice posing as euros via an impersonated accounting office employee contacted employee. More recently, authorities solved a local man via landline, claiming he faced July 2026 case in which an elderly couple was targeted by perpetrators impersonating DEDDIE employees. The scammers claimed there was a tax fine problem with local electrical voltage and instructing him instructed the victims to leave cash wrap 220 gold sovereigns, 7,500 euros in a bag at a specific location. The Edessa Crime Investigation cash, and Prosecution Department 15,000 euros worth of jewelry in aluminum foil and place them under an electrical panel. One Greek national has identified a local man as a suspect, been identified, and investigations continue to identify a case file has been prepared for the female accomplice. Prosecutor of First Instance in Giannitsa. In Panagyurishte, Bulgaria, a 52-year-old man was detained for acting as a middleman in a scam targeting a 75-year-old woman. The victim was contacted by individuals claiming her daughter needed an expensive woman involving false claims about a relative’s medical operation needs and by another caller posing as a police officer. impersonation.

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  1. 2026-10-18 15:13 UTC Telephone fraud and impersonation scams in Europe
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  3. 2026-09-25 05:36 UTC Telephone fraud and impersonation scams in Europe
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