Pafos Live 27 May 2025
A 42-year-old Greek Cypriot resident of Paphos reported to the police that strangers extracted a sum of €7,000 from her bank account. The 42-year-old complained yesterday to the Paphos TAE that she received a message on her mobile phone regarding the alleged payment of an out-of-court fine of €85.
The 42-year-old entered the code she was asked for and the cunning people removed the money from her account. She realized this when he was notified by the bank about the payment of €7,000. It is noted that the police had warned again over the weekend about the ongoing Fraud by Sending Misleading Messages for Out-of-Court Payment.
False messages are sent both through social networking sites and through mobile phones, which invite the recipient to follow a specific electronic link, in order to pay for alleged traffic violations. Police urge citizens who receive similar messages not to open suspicious links and not to give out personal or bank details.
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A bomb exploded in the early hours of Tuesday, outside the house of a 70-year-old man, in the Havouza area, in Limassol.
According to the Police, the explosion occurred around 2:10 a.m., causing damage to a glass balcony door, inside the house, as well as to two vehicles parked next to the house.
Pyrotechnician's examinations found that the explosion was due to the detonation of an improvised low-power explosive device, which was placed on a wall on the steps of the house.
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In the context of actions carried out by the Anti-Narcotics Service in cooperation with the Customs Authorities, in order to detect narcotic/illegal substances imported into the Republic through postal parcels, on 23/05/2025, customs officers checked a specific parcel at Larnaca Airport, which had arrived in the Republic from a third country.
During the inspection of the package, 30 airtight packages containing cannabis plant matter, with a total gross weight, of about 18 kg, were found inside it.
Among the examinations carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to identify the final recipient of the specific parcel, is that it is related to a case of the recent importation of similar parcels and the arrest of a 34-year-old.
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Yesterday around 5pm, members of the Nicosia OPE signalled to the driver of a vehicle moving on a Nicosia road, to stop for a check.
During the attempt to stop the vehicle in question, the driver was seen throwing a quantity of white substance out of the window, which was found to be cocaine with a gross weight of 45 grams.
During the arrest of the vehicle, it was found that the driver of the vehicle was 29 years old, while a 38-year-old man was also in the vehicle. In an investigation carried out, a large amount of money was found in the possession of the 29-year-old.
The 29-year-old was arrested and detained to facilitate the investigations, while nothing came forward against the 38-year-old.
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Filenews
In an incredible way, a fraudster attempted to fool an elderly woman in Larnaca. His action was recorded in a video posted on the internet. A complaint has already been filed with the Larnaca Police Department, which is looking for the perpetrator, who tried to get money from the woman using her son.
The incident took place in the Prodromos area of Larnaca. As can be seen in the video, a man wearing a hat, knocks on the door of the woman's house and introduces himself as Giorgos Papadopoulos, speaking with a Greek accent. Subsequently, he tricks the woman into saying the name of her son, with whom he claimed to be friends. Saying that he brought some documents for her son's car, he pretends to take it and enter the woman's house.
There he can be heard asking the woman if she has any money to give him on behalf of her son. At first he asks her for €350 and then drops to €250 then to €200. The elderly woman says that she has no money at home and tells him that her son did not ask her to give money to anyone. When the stranger realizes that he will not get money, he leaves the house empty-handed.
The elderly woman's family reported the case last night and the Police began looking for the perpetrator, against whom a case of attempted extortion of money with false representations is being investigated. As reported to Filenews, at least so far, there has been no other corresponding complaint to the Larnaca TAE.
