The Police re-recommend the public's attention to telephone fraud, through the WhatsApp application.

The fraudsters, through the communication platform – WhatsApp, invite unsuspecting citizens to a video call, falsely pretending that they are communicating with the Cyprus Police.

The scammers ask citizens to declare their various personal and bank details. (Demonstration of ID, passport, debit/credit cards, etc.).

The aforementioned phone calls are the product of fraud and do not come from the Police.

The public is invited to be particularly attentive and:

– NOT to respond to the calls and instructions they receive from the fraudsters.

– Not respond to any links sent.

– Not to reveal to others any codes they may have received on their mobile phone.

– In case bank data was declared during such a call, the public should IMMEDIATELY inform their Banking institution to avoid unwanted use of their data.