Money in excess of €4,000 allegedly extorted by fraudsters from a 23-year-old Limassol resident, in a new case of fraud and extortion of money by false representation, which was reported yesterday and is being investigated by Limassol CID.
According to the 23-year-old woman's complaint, yesterday she received a phone call from an unknown person[/B], who, stating that she was speaking on behalf of a banking organisation, managed to extract her credit card details.
Also, after the complainant was convinced that it was indeed a bank employee, she followed his instructions, resulting in confirmation of an unspecified number of transactions through the bank's online application.
Later that day, the 23-year-old woman realized that it was a fraud and reported the case to the police.
The Limassol CID is investigating the case.
On the occasion of this case, the Police reminds the public to be particularly careful and never disclose their banking data.
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