UK Cypriot jailed for defrauding £1.4m after mother was murdered
UK-based Cypriot Marios Demetriou, 50, was jailed for six years earlier this week for deceiving people into giving him £1.4m under the pretence that he
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Need and greed are a fraudster’s paradise
Manipulation and fraud are now reaching epidemic proportions. Here’s how they work By Andonis Vassiliades In George Bernard Shaw’s play ‘Man and Superman’, Act III,
Fraudsters claiming to be from ‘fraud control’ take pensioner’s cash
Police on Wednesday warned the public to be cautious of people coming to the door claiming they are from the authorities after an 81-year-old woman
Police seek woman who fleeced pensioner of €16,000 ‘for sick child’
Famagusta police are searching for a woman who persuaded an elderly man to give her €16,000 under false pretences. According to police spokesperson, Andreas Constantinou the
U.S. wants Huawei CFO to face fraud charges -court hearing
By Julie Gordon and Anna Mehler Paperny U.S. prosecutors want a top executive of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to face charges of fraud linked
Two arrested in connection with contract fraud
Two employees of a telephone company, aged 44 and 45, were arrested on Thursday in connection with a case of forged contracts, and the illegal
Paphos contractor gets six years in jail for fraud
A 56-year-old contractor was jailed for six years in Paphos on Wednesday for obtaining around €571,000 under false pretences from a retired teacher who paid
US regulator sues Musk for fraud, seeks to remove him from Tesla
The US Securities and Exchange Commission accused Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday of fraud and sought to remove him from his role in charge
Second arrest after teacher cheated out of €117,000
A second suspect has been arrested in Paphos in connection with a case of defrauding a 63-year-old out of €117,000. The police arrested a 35-year-old
Police release photo of wanted travel agent
Police on Thursday said they were still looking for the whereabouts of 37-year-old Evanthia Christodoulou who allegedly stole thousands of euros from customers for whom she
Downpayment made, no car delivered
The authorities arrested a 36-year-old man in Limassol on Sunday in connection with the receiving payment under false pretenses. The reports so far state that
Iraqi man remanded for alleged business scam
By Evie Andreou A 49-year-old man from Iraq, holder of a passport issued by the Netherlands, was remanded on Thursday by the Larnaca court for
Polish man extradited over tractor fraud case
A 34-year-old man from Poland was extradited to Cyprus on Wednesday in connection with money laundering and fraud over the sale of a tractor. According
Accused plead not guilty in sign fraud case
Three individuals and two companies pleaded not guilty in Paphos on Friday to charges relating to an alleged €300,000 scam involving sign companies and the
Police investigate car-import fraud
Police are looking into a case of fraud after a man reported he paid for a car which was not delivered. According to police a
Man arrested for software fraud
A 38-year-old man was remanded on Friday for eight days in Limassol for allegedly copying and selling software his former employer developed to third parties.
Two men remanded for fraud
Two men were remanded in custody for eight days in Limassol on Tuesday in connection with obtaining over €2 million under false pretenses from the
Cyprus chapter of anti fraud association formed
The Cyprus chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the world’s largest anti-fraud organisation, announced its inaugural assembly on Tuesday. In a statement, ACFE
Police search for fraudsters
Police are looking for two men who reportedly defrauded a man of €140,000. A 64-year-old British national, who was a resident of Pervolia in 2012
Beware of buying on eBay
As a resident in Cyprus I would to warn anyone buying on eBay to be very aware of what does happen. I bought on eBay
