Telephone Scams Are "Everyday" in Crete Too - Two New Incidents in Chania and Heraklion

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A 15-year-old boy in Heraklion fell victim to a well-organized telephone scam. By our correspondent from flashnews.gr in Crete Last Thursday afternoon, the young man was at home when he received a phone call from an unknown person who introduced himself as a PPC employee. The scammer told the 15-year-old that the electrical installation in his house was defective, […] The article 15-year-old victim of telephone scam in Heraklion: He put jewelry …

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A 15-year-old boy in Heraklion, Crete, fell victim to a telephone scam. Specifically, on Thursday afternoon (3/9), the 15-year-old received a phone call from an unknown person who introduced himself as a PPC employee.

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Scammer claimed there was an electrical problem, convincing a minor in Crete to collect money and jewelry and leave them outside

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The phenomenon of telephone scams has become a scourge, with two new incidents recorded in Crete. A 15-year-old in Heraklion and an 81-year-old in Platanias, Chania, fell victim to scammers who pretended to be PPC employees, extorting money and valuables from them.

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New cases of fraud under the pretext of an alleged electricity leak have been recorded in Crete. In Heraklion, a victim of the fraud…

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Telephone scams are an extremely worrying daily occurrence in Greece and, of course, in Crete. Thus, the authorities are called upon to solve two more incidents, one in Chania and one in Heraklion. In Chania, an 81-year-old woman in Platanias fell victim to the scammers, whom the perpetrators convinced over the phone that there was a leak in the electrical installation ... More www.ertnews.gr