Man arrested for robbery and €100,000 theft in Limassol
The police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with a robbery and theft of €100,000 that occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Limassol. A second suspect is still at large.
The ...
Police investigating $110,000 cryptocurrency fraud
A new case of online fraud and extortion of cryptocurrencies, worth $110,000, is being investigated by Limassol police, following a complaint by a 26-year-old.
Police said on Monday that the 26-year-old ...
Man loses over €11,000 in cryptocurrency scam
A 47-year-old man in Limassol reported falling victim to an online cryptocurrency investment scam, losing nearly €11,600.
According to a police statement, the man said on Monday that he found a ...
72-year-old scammed out of €95,000
A 72-year-old Limassol resident reported to the police on Saturday that he had been conned out of over €95,000 in online investments.
He told the police that around the end of ...
Cyprus contributes to busting EU cryptocurrency scam
Cyprus played a crucial role in busting an Austrian cryptocurrency scam that resulted in six arrests across three EU countries, it emerged on Thursday.
According to an announcement from Europol, ...
Woman loses over €19,000 in cryptocurrency scam
A 42-year-old woman from Limassol informed police on Friday she had fallen victim to a cryptocurrency scam and lost a total of €19,200.
The woman said she had been contacted online ...
British man cannot be extradited to US over fake cryptocurrency scheme, court rules
A British man wanted in the US on money laundering and wire fraud charges linked to the fake cryptocurrency OneCoin on Thursday won his battle against extradition, with London’s ...
Man scammed out of more than €30,000
Police in Limassol are investigating a case of potential online fraud and embezzlement following a complaint from a 42-year-old man on Monday who tried to invest more than €30,000 in cryptocurrency.
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Police investigating alleged €77,000 fraud
Police are investigating an alleged scam in which a woman from Nicosia lost over €77,000.
The woman, aged 49, was allegedly persuaded by an unknown person via social media to invest money ...
Sam Bankman-Fried: Who is FTX’s founder and why was he arrested?
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday and charged by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday with defrauding investors in what regulators called a “brazen, ...
Fans divided on football clubs’ adoption of cryptocurrency
A growing number of major soccer clubs are launching digital coins that allow fans to vote on a variety of minor decisions as the sport faces slumping revenues caused by ...
Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency
Visa said on Monday it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, the latest sign of growing acceptance of digital currencies ...