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, Europol said on Monday.
The 54...
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 in July.
According to police, the ...
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 on September 14, with the complainant claiming ...
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 justice in a case involving her ...
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 on Sunday, in connection to a ...
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 press release, the company said ...
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) revealed on Tuesday.
Reports place ...
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 four years, the Cyprus News ...
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 testing programme had submitted duplicate ...
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 said the man filed a complaint ...
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, the bank said that in ...
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 Office (EPPO) said its figures had ...