Pafos Live 26 November 2024
A new case of online fraud and extortion of money exceeding 100,000 US dollars is being investigated by the Police, following a complaint filed today with the ICF of Limassol, a 26-year-old man.
According to the 26-year-old's complaint, last September, while he was a member of a group on a specific cryptocurrency investment platform, he was contacted by a member of the same group, who urged him to invest in a specific project of an investment fund and suggested that he contact another person, who is the founder of the investment project.
After the 26-year-old contacted the alleged founder of the project, he was convinced of the investment and proceeded to make two cryptocurrency transfers, worth a total of 110,000 US dollars, to a cryptocurrency wallet, which was indicated to him.
Two days after the transfer of the cryptocurrencies, the 26-year-old found out that he had been expelled from the group he was a member of on the investment platform and suspected that he had been deceived since he could no longer contact the two suspects or recover his money.
The fraud case is being investigated by the Financial Crime Investigation Office of the ICF of Limassol.
The Police, on the occasion of this new fraud report, recommends caution to the public, in relation to the conduct of any transactions / investments online.
It is recommended to the public to cooperate only with recognized companies and approved advisors, for any financial investments.
Please note that bank account and bank card details, passwords to online and email accounts, as well as other personal data, must be protected and never disclosed to any persons.
