Fraudsters steal nearly €48,000 from Lithuanian company in scams

A Lithuanian company in Vilnius lost nearly €48,000 in two separate fraud schemes on the same day, police reported on Wednesday.

According to the Police Department, a representative of the company filed a report with the Vilnius County Chief Police Commissariat after receiving a fraudulent email containing a malicious link. When an employee clicked the link, €47,995 was transferred out of the company’s account without authorisation. Authorities have launched a pre-trial investigation into the scam.

In a separate incident the same day, a 39-year-old resident of Vilnius District reported that unknown individuals called him at home, posing as employees of a telecommunications company, a bank, and police officers. Speaking in Russian, they deceived the victim into transferring €47,380. A 48-year-old suspect has been detained in connection with the case, and a pre-trial investigation for fraud has been initiated.