The Police in Limassol are investigating a new case of fraud and extortion of money with false representations.
According to the complaint made today by a 37-year-old company employee, at the beginning of August, 2023, he received an order to transfer the amount of €56,712 to another company abroad, for purchase purposes.
They then realized that it was a fraud, after a phone call with the owner of the foreign company, it was found that the company in question never received the remittance, while the account shown on the invoice was not theirs. The TAE of Limassol is investigating the case. On the occasion of this new case, the Police reminds the citizens that every transaction via the internet involves risks and must always be done with great care. He also advises, as before proceeding with the transfer of large sums of money, to have telephone contact with the telephone number with which the two parties have come into contact again or which is indicated in messages exchanged between them in their previous transactions. Company owners or managers are urged to inform their company staff of fraud and implement verification procedures for payment requests they receive.
