Fraudsters swindle over €320,000 from residents across Lithuania

Fraudsters have swindled a total of €320,500 from residents across Lithuania, with the largest single loss exceeding €205,000, LRT reports.

A 65-year-old man from Vilnius district reported losing €205,879 after unknown individuals, posing as bank employees and police officers, deceived him over several days. Between June 18 and June 21, the victim handed over €150,000 in cash to an unknown man who visited his home and provided his bank card, from which €55,879 was stolen.

Other cases reported to Vilnius police include a 88-year-old man who lost €23,000 to scammers posing as telecom and bank staff, a 49-year-old man defrauded of €10,500 via a fake online investment platform, and a 69-year-old woman from Nemenčinė who lost over €65,000 after being convinced to invest in a fraudulent platform.

In Tauragė county, a 49-year-old woman lost €6,690 after being redirected to a fake banking page, while a 24-year-old woman lost €336.50 in a social media job scam. A 28-year-old man lost €460 in a similar scheme, and a 36-year-old woman in Jurbarkas district lost €1,690 after responding to a job offer on TikTok.

In Klaipėda, a man reported losing €7,000 after clicking a link in an SMS message and entering his bank details.

Pre-trial investigations have been launched into all incidents.