The amount of €18,000 “flew” from the account of a businessman from the area of Pangaios Kavala, who was defrauded by an alleged client.
It was reported to police, that on Thursday, August 04, 2022, an unknown person, pretending to be a customer, contacted a business owner by phone, pretending to want to pay a sum of money in order to buy a product. During the communication, he sent a message (e-mail), where the bank appeared as the sender and which contained a link, which the businessman followed. By typing in his banking login informatio, the perpetrator managed to gain access to his bank account and withdraw the sum of €18,000.
