The four fake doctors who were handcuffed were brought before the Nicosia District Court today, for extorting money by false representations from unsuspecting citizens. All 4 were referred to direct trial for 3 cases of extorting 19,000 euros.
It is recalled that the 4 persons using specific tactics communicated by telephone with citizens posing as doctors, asking them immediately for money for allegedly urgent surgical operations of their relatives.
- Kombi Bulgaria... extorting money from fake doctors. In court the three
- Arrests for phone scams with "monkey doctors". Involved in 3 cases
- "Hit again" fake doctors. They told her her daughter was hurt and pocketed 24k. Arrested 32-year-old woman
Authorities got on their trail after evaluating information and closed-circuit surveillance and believe it is a ring involved in other similar fraud cases.
They are a 52-year-old man, a 47-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man from Bulgaria and a 25-year-old man from Pakistan, while the Cyprus Times was informed that a European arrest warrant was issued against a man from Bulgaria who was allegedly the "mastermind" of the spiral who is believed to be in his country.
When questioned, the four pointed to the Bulgarian "mastermind" and claimed they were acting on his instructions.
As the Cyprus Times reported in a previous story, this is a scam that has been used by tricksters for some time in Bulgaria.
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