The East Prefecture of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board are investigating cases that once again saw people scammed out of thousands of euros by fraudsters.
On May 2, a 65-year-old woman turned to the police after getting a phone call from a man claiming to be a police officer and requesting the woman to send money via an Omniva parcel machine. The scam caused damages amounting to 4,700 euros.
On May 3, criminal proceedings were launched after a 77-year-old man received a call from a woman pretending to be a bank employee, who convinced him to withdraw money from his bank account and hand it over. The scam caused damages to the tune of 6,900 euros.
Source: BNS
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