Fake Tears, Real Theft: Greek Police Dismantle €600,000 Phone Scam Targeting the Elderly

Greek authorities have busted a Bulgaria-based criminal syndicate that ruthlessly extorted more than €600,000 from elderly residents across northern Greece by faking horrific family emergencies. Announcing the breakthrough, police confirmed that the international network successfully carried out 41 targeted frauds across Thessaloniki and Halkidiki in northern Greece between September 2021 and August 2023. Investigators from the Northern Greece Organized Crime Unit have identified a 48-year...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA