Scammers steal about €26,500 from six people in Lithuania

Six people in Lithuania lost a total of about €26,500 to suspected scammers, LRT reported, citing police.

Vilnius County police said they received a report on Monday from a man born in 1962 who said €2,995.95 had been fraudulently taken from his bank account in the Vilnius district on September 14.

In Šiauliai, a man born in 1972 lost €1,974 on October 17 after entering his online banking details on a fake website while trying to register a car he had bought. In the village of Pagryniai, in Šilutė district, a man born in 1971 transferred €6,250 to a bank account on September 30 to buy an item advertised on Facebook, but never received it.

In Telšiai, a man born in 1976 lost €6,300 in several transfers on October 16 after unidentified people used an identity-verification app. In Panevėžys, another man born in 1976 lost €4,999 on October 17 after entering his login details on a website believed to be fake.

Also in Telšiai, a woman born in 1996 lost €3,955.28 in two withdrawals after clicking a link in a text message claiming that the deadline to pay a speeding fine had passed.

Police have opened investigations into suspected fraud and offences involving the unlawful use or interception of electronic data and payment details.