Scammers trick Vilnius residents out of €18,200

Scammers have defrauded four Vilnius residents out of more than €18,200, according to a report by the Vilnius County Police, as cited by LRT.

In one case, a 79-year-old woman received a call on June 1 at around 14:42 from unknown Russian-speaking individuals posing as bank employees and police officers. They deceived her into handing over her bank payment card, from which they stole €1,000.

Later the same day, at approximately 14:58, a 70-year-old woman was contacted by scammers pretending to be medical staff, tax inspectors, and police officers. They tricked her into giving up her bank card and €1,000 in cash to an unknown woman who arrived at her home, resulting in a loss of €1,900.

Another incident involved a 74-year-old woman who, at around 16:33, was called by fraudsters impersonating medical workers and police officers. She was deceived into handing over €3,800 to an unknown man who visited her home.

In a separate case, a 37-year-old man reported that on the same day, around 14:00, unauthorised financial transactions were initiated using his bank card details, resulting in the loss of €12,498.22 from his account.

Police have launched pre-trial investigations into all cases for fraud. Additionally, an investigation was initiated into unauthorised access to an information system, the creation of false electronic payment instruments, the forgery or unauthorised use of genuine electronic payment instruments, and the misuse of electronic payment data.