Scammers steal more than 20,000 euros from Vilnius man

A man in Vilnius lost 20,700 euros to scammers after entering his online banking details through a link in a text message, LRT reported.

The man, born in 1970, contacted police at 9.16pm on Saturday. He said he had received the message at about 6.30pm on Friday, claiming that a civil violation had been recorded.

After he opened the link and entered his banking details, unknown individuals took the money from his bank account. A pre-trial investigation has been launched.