Fraudsters steal €100,000 from company in Marijampolė

A Marijampolė-based company has lost €100,000 after unknown fraudsters illegally transferred the funds from its bank account, Lithuanian police reported on Monday.

The company’s director notified authorities on Tuesday that unidentified individuals had siphoned the money from the firm’s account earlier that day, according to the Police Department. A pre-trial investigation into fraud has been launched.

Under Lithuanian criminal law, fraud involving high-value assets through deception can result in imprisonment of up to eight years.

The incident follows a series of similar scams across Lithuania. In Vilnius, a woman lost €2,370 after a caller tricked her into revealing online banking details, while a 79-year-old man was defrauded of €14,700 after accessing a fake bank website. A 32-year-old woman in Alytus also fell victim, losing €4,444 after entering her credentials on a fraudulent site.

In Šiauliai, scammers posing as police officers convinced a woman to hand over €2,800 in cash, claiming her identity was being used to apply for a loan. Authorities have opened pre-trial investigations into all cases.