The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday issued a warning about a case of fraud involving a fake letter.
The letter uses the bank’s name, logos and official ...
The police said on Friday they have been receiving complaints about fraudulent messages urging recipients to pay out-of-court settlements for traffic violation fines.
The messages are being sent through social ...
Limassol district court on Thursday ordered two women remanded in police custody, after their arrest on suspicion of fraud.
The two suspects will be held in police custody for five ...
Switzerland is considering joining a British-led international task force targeting kleptocrats and recovering stolen assets, it said on Tuesday, as it seeks to shake off its reputation as a haven ...
A licensed electrician from Larnaca has been sentenced to four years in prison for scamming a businessman out of €112,000 in a fake solar park deal.
The criminal court of Larnaca ...
Any transfer of an immovable property by a debtor made with the purpose of avoiding payment of debt owed to a creditor, cannot be tolerated by the court and upon ...
Police are investigating a fresh case of electronic fraud involving false claims and theft of money, the force confirmed on Tuesday.
A 42-year-old woman from Paphos reported that she received ...
A new case of online fraud has come to light, with a Cypriot company losing more than €642,000 after falling victim to a sophisticated scam. The incident, which is now under ...
The police have issued an urgent warning over a surge in fraudulent messages circulating on social media and mobile phones, falsely claiming recipients owe money for traffic violations.
Authorities say ...
Fake messages are being sent out asking people to settle unpaid electricity bills.
The messages are supposedly sent from the electricity authority (EAC) by sms, urging consumers to follow the ...
President Nikos Christodoulides offered reassurances on Thursday that there was no threat to state security in the wake of an ongoing police investigation into a criminal group, known to have ...
A 35-year-old man who was arrested in France last month on the basis of a European warrant issued by the Cypriot authorities for fraud is to appear in court in ...
Following a complaint from a company director, police in Limassol are looking into a fraud case involving the theft of €700,000. A 45-year-old man was taken into custody by police on ...
Police are investigating a new complaint for online fraud, after a woman in Paphos reported that she had been conned out of €15,000 after accepting a friendship request by a stranger ...
The bank association warned on Monday that there is an increase in online fraud attempts during festive periods, which are accompanied by increased commercial activity, both in physical stores and ...
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 ...
A 47-year-old man, wanted by the Russian authorities for fraud, was arrested in Paphos on Monday afternoon.
An arrest warrant had been pending against him for fraud committed between 2006 and 2015 ...
A man wanted by the German authorities for an investigated case of fraud involving thousands of euros, is to appear before court on Wednesday to begin his extradition procedure.
Paphos ...
A company in Limassol has reported the loss of €11,362.50, claiming it was scammed through an email regarding a deposit for machinery ordered from abroad.
According to the complaint filed on ...
The fisheries department hit back on Saturday against an audit office report suggesting it may have squandered public funds as a result of an “unacceptable” tender process.
A report has ...
The EU’s anti-fraud office (Olaf) is investigating Cyprus’ fisheries department over a tender which the audit office on Friday said contained “unacceptable” conditions and cost €1.5 million more that the ...
Companies registered in Cyprus are part of an ongoing probe led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into a €30 million VAT fraud and money-laundering scheme, it emerged on ...
A doctor was on Tuesday sentenced to 32 months in prison for fraud that also involved his wife, who was sentenced to two years in jail.
The Nicosia District Court found ...
Close to a hundred people have complained they were victims of the pyramid scheme Metamax, Limassol police said on Tuesday.
According to deputy police spokesman Marinos Vasiliou, 90 people have been ...