Limassol resident arrested in European fraud operation
Police in Cyprus have arrested a so-called high value suspect as part of a European operation against an organised crime group involved in binary fraud,...
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Police investigate €38,000 online fraud
A 27-year-old Limassol man reported to police that he was apparently defrauded of €38,000 after he transferred the money to someone he had met online...
Man loses over €38,000 in email scam
Limassol police are investigating an email fraud case after a 41-year-old businessman reported he lost more than €38,000. The case was reported to the police...
Woman allegedly tried to pervert the court of justice, remanded by court
Α 57-year-old woman was remanded in custody by the Paphos court for three days on Tuesday on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of...
Romanian bank fraud suspect to be extradited in ten days
A 37-year-old man arrested for bank fraud will be extradited to Romania within 10 days, police said on Tuesday. The man was arrested in Paphos...
Primetel warns of phone phishing scam
Telephony providers Primetel are advising subscribers to exercise caution with an ongoing phone scam with calls made from unknown numbers, particularly overseas numbers. In a...
Doctors being dropped from Gesy for trying to cheat the system
Medical professionals are being dropped from the general health system (Gesy) for trying to cheat the system through fictitious claims, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO)...
Top court overrules suspended sentence, orders four years jail for fraudster
The Supreme Court has set aside a two-year suspended jail sentence for forgery and money laundering as inadequate and ordered the defendant be jailed for...
Coronavirus: Rapid-testing contractor reported to police on suspicion of duplicating tests for profit
The health ministry said on Thursday it had filed a complaint with police following suspicions that a company it contracts with for its free rapid...
Limassol resident paid €21,000 for excavator he never received
Police warned the public to be aware of Internet fraudsters after a Limassol resident paid close to €21,000 for an excavator he never received. Police...
Hellenic Bank warns of upsurge in electronic fraud
Hellenic Bank on Tuesday warned clients about an upsurge in electronic fraud and urged them not to share any of their details. In an announcement,...
New EU fraud body says disputed data on Cyprus came from member states
After saying 10 per cent of the estimated 3,000 fraud investigations it would be dealing with each year would involve Cyprus, the European Public Prosecutor’s...
Fraud suspect wanted by Russia arrested in Limassol
Police on Thursday arrested a 33-year-old man sought by Russian authorities on suspicion of fraud and embezzlement. Acting on information from Interpol via the Russian...
Anti-fraud office probing misuse of EU funds
The Republic of Cyprus is under investigation by European fraud authorities for possible misuse – or worse – of EU funds in relation to contracts...
Man suspected of fraud released on bail
Paphos district court released on bail the 29-year-old man, wanted on a European arrest warrant for obtaining €162,000 from his business partner. The court suspended...
Property-fraud suspect took €125,000 from client, court hears
The Larnaca district court remanded a 48-year-old for six days on Wednesday after his arrest on suspicion of extorting thousands from a woman, and money...
Pregnant woman gets three-year suspended sentence in fraud case
Larnaca Criminal Court on Thursday handed down a three-year suspended jail sentence to a 43-year old woman who had pleaded guilty to 18 charges of...
Cyprus link to attempt to defraud EU out of more than €400,000
The European anti-fraud office (Olaf) has said a European consortium siphoned off EU funds earmarked for an environmental programme which ended up being pumped into...
Ukrainian remanded in connection with case of $92m fraud
A 42-year-old Ukrainian national was remanded in custody for seven days on Thursday in connection with financial fraud totalling $92m (€83m) allegedly committed through Cypriot-registered...
Man extradited to Cyprus over $92 million fraud
A 42-year-old suspect arrested in connection with a huge money scam on January 17 in Budapest was extradited to Cyprus on Wednesday. A case of...