From Cyprus Police: 29/12/2019 09:50:00
A characteristic of honest citizens is their confidence in other people, even if they do not know
them. As a result, they are easily the victims of fraud. Preventing and preventing us from being
easily deceived simply requires being cautious about approaching our unknown faces and not
keeping a blind trust in anyone unknown. or in our own homes, or even in various groups of pages
in the NGOs, asking for financial help, making various claims. Another form of cheating the public
is incidents of selling mini-objects as financial aid to street vendors. Further, the savvy often
choose to visit homes where they are vulnerable, elderly people, either for selling objects or
seeking financial help with similar false pretenses. The police are urging everyone to be extremely
careful and cautious when strangers try to persuade them to pay money on any pretext.
In such a case, citizens are encouraged to try to retain the characteristics of the perpetrators, as
well as the particulars of the vehicles they drive, such as registration number, vehicle brand,
color, etc., which helps identify suspects. . In general, the public is urged to contact the nearest
Police Station or the Citizens Contact Line at 1460 if any suspicious activity that appears to be
related to these or similar cases appears to occur.
