Scammers swindle 200,000 euros from Kaunas district resident

Scammers have defrauded a resident of the Kaunas district of 200,000 euros over a six-month period, according to a report by LRT.

A 71-year-old woman filed a complaint with authorities on Tuesday, stating that between December 2025 and June 10, 2026, she communicated online with unknown individuals who spoke Russian. They posed as bank employees and police officers, deceiving her into transferring the large sum. Police have launched a pre-trial investigation into large-scale fraud.

In a separate case, another woman lost 12,210 euros after falling victim to scammers on the social media platform TikTok. A 46-year-old resident of Klaipėda reported on Tuesday that between June 5 and 9, unknown individuals—communicating in Lithuanian and Russian—offered her a job via the app before fraudulently obtaining the money. Authorities have initiated a pre-trial investigation into this incident as well.