Lithuanian residents lose nearly €36,000 to scammers in separate fraud cases

Two Lithuanian residents have reported losing a combined total of nearly €36,000 to scammers in separate incidents, the country’s Police Department announced on Saturday.

A 54-year-old woman from the Vilnius region told authorities she had been defrauded of €25,400 after investing money in an online platform between December 9 and April 15. Police said she had communicated with unknown Russian-speaking individuals who deceived her into transferring the funds.

In a separate case, a 57-year-old man from Šilutė reported that €10,400 had been unlawfully transferred from his bank account to an unknown recipient on April 16. The method used to access his funds remains unclear.

Preliminary investigations have been launched into both incidents, police confirmed.