Filenews 4 November 2023
Paphos Police are investigating five cases of theft of boxes containing charitable contributions from bakery funds, according to the spokesman of the Paphos Police Authority, Michalis Nicolaou, and in this context they are looking for a 40-year-old suspect.
According to Mr. Nicolaou, on the dates of November 2 and 3, bakery managers reported that charity donation boxes were stolen from the cashier's area in three different bakers' premises in Paphos. In two cases, according to the police, the boxes contained €150 while in the third €100.
The examinations carried out by the examiners of the above cases secured testimony against a 40-year-old woman, a permanent resident of Pafos. An arrest warrant has been issued against the suspect and she is wanted. The same person is also wanted for two other cases of the same offence committed at the end of October.
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A new case of electronic fraud is being investigated by the Police, with a victim of an investment services company, in Limassol. The case was reported by a 40-year-old executive of the company in question, who reportedly said that the amount that the fraudsters managed to extort exceeded 48,000 US dollars.
According to what the 40-year-old reported to the ICF of Limassol, on October 28, 2023, during an exchange of emails with a shareholder of the company, he was asked to transfer the amount of $ 48,250 to an electronic wallet, indicated to him. The complainant proceeded to transfer the amount of money, but in a telephone conversation he had a little later with the above shareholder, it was found that this person never gave him such instructions.
The Financial Crime Prosecution Office of the ICF Limassol is investigating the case.
On the occasion of this case, the Police calls, once again, on the public to be particularly careful in their transactions and in any money transfer over the internet, since any such transaction carries risks.
It also advises, in case they receive messages, for payment of invoices or money transfer, etc., before proceeding with the processing of the transaction, to always proceed to the verification of the message, through telephone communication with the persons referred to as senders.
For this communication, the telephone number with which the two sides have been in contact again or indicated in messages exchanged between them in previous transactions should be used.
Company owners or directors are encouraged to inform their company's staff about this form of fraud and to implement procedures to verify the payment requests they receive.
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The complaint of two persons was made yesterday by the Pafos Police in cooperation with the Game Service.
According to Pafos Police spokesperson Michalis Nicolaou, on Friday members of the Police in cooperation with members of the Game Service in order to suppress poaching carried out, pursuant to court warrants, searches of two houses in the Polis Chrysochous apartment.
In the first case, Nicolaou said, 35 myxorods were found in the 54-year-old's house, 12 dead birds were found in his refrigerator chamber and nine birds were found in captivity.
All the items found were received by the Game Service as evidence. He was issued an extrajudicial fine of €5029.
CNA
