Fraudsters steal more than €230,000 in Lithuania

Fraudsters stole more than €230,000 from people in Lithuania, including €217,340 from a man in Kaunas through an alleged investment scam, LRT reported, citing police reports.

The Kaunas man, born in 1959, said he was contacted on online platforms by strangers who persuaded him to invest in various platforms. He said he lost the money between January and October 2026.

In Utena County, a man born in 1985 reported that about €9,500 had been taken from his bank account under unclear circumstances. Another man in the county, born in 1972, said about €2,071 was taken from his accounts after he clicked a link and entered his login details.

A woman in Tauragė County said an unknown person defrauded her between October 8 and 22. She reported a loss of €4,858 linked to payments for goods and supposed additional parcel fees.

Two women in Klaipėda County also reported fraud. One lost €628 after clicking a link and entering the requested details. The other said she lost €740 after communicating through an app with strangers who offered investment opportunities.

In Marijampolė County, a woman reported that 13 payments had been made for services she had not used, after someone accessed her bank card details. She estimated her loss at €912.38.

A resident of Joniškis district said €368 disappeared from her account after she entered her login details and confirmed them using Smart-ID codes on what she believed may have been a fake Ignitis account while trying to pay bills.

Police have launched pre-trial investigations into fraud in all the reported cases.