Man accused of defrauding the elderly held until trial
A 50-year-old man will stand trial on February 1 after having been charged with extracting money under false pretences. Paphos district court ordered the suspect...
fraud
Certification of forged power of attorney
Equivalent to participation in defrauding a property owner and taking away their property The lack of adequate supervision and control of certifying officers provides...
Defrauding a judgement creditor
If there is an act of defraud, the Court will issue an order for the payment of the due installments as monetary penalty Failure...
Man arrested for suspected embezzlement of €36,000
Police on Monday arrested a 40-year-old man at Larnaca airport, suspected of involvement in fraud and embezzlement of a large sum of money. The suspect...
Limassol man loses €33,000 in crypto scam
Police on Saturday said that yet another person, a 48-year-old man from Limassol, has fallen victim to an online crypto scam, losing €33,000 in the...
UK has classified $1.3 bln of COVID ‘bounce back’ loans as suspected fraud
The British government is set to release data showing around 1.1 billion pounds of small business loans made under a Covid-19 emergency lending scheme has...
Cybercrime unit warns of social media scam
Cybercrime police on Friday warned the public about messages that attempt to intercept user’s login credentials on social media, especially on Instagram. Specifically, users receive...
Car rental company loses €27,000 in online fraud
A car rental company fell victim to online fraud on two occasions during June and July 2022 resulting in the loss of €27,216, police said...
Romance scam suspect ‘not cooperating with police’
The 55-year-old man who was handed to Cyprus police by Spanish authorities on Thursday over an internet scam involving the theft of almost €25,000 from...
40-year-old remanded for €411,000 fraud case
A 40-year-old was remanded for eight days on Monday for his alleged involvement in a €411,000 fraud case, securing goods under false premises and forgery,...
