Scammers steal about 15,400 euros in five Lithuanian cases

Scammers fraudulently took about 15,400 euros from people in Vilnius, Tauragė, Klaipėda and Šiauliai counties, LRT reported, citing police.

In Vilnius, a woman born in 2007 told police that between September 14 and 15, unknown individuals offering an investment opportunity took 1,750 euros from her.

In Tauragė County, a woman born in 1995 said she found an advertisement for a free table on a social media platform on September 4. After following a link sent to her and entering her banking details, she discovered that 1,990 euros had been taken from her account.

Police in Šiauliai County reported another suspected fraud case involving timber. A Kelmė district resident born in 1999 agreed on May 4 to buy timber worth 3,352 euros from a resident of Raseiniai district born in 1986. The buyer took away the timber but has not paid the seller.

In Klaipėda County, a man born in 1956 reported losing 6,276 euros in several transactions after allegedly investing money.

Klaipėda police also opened another investigation after a woman said she followed a link in an SMS message and entered the requested information. She later noticed that 1,990 euros had been fraudulently taken from her bank account.

Pretrial investigations have been opened into the suspected fraud cases. The investigation into the Klaipėda SMS incident concerns the unlawful use of an electronic payment instrument or its data.