Police bust alleged fraud ring in Corinth linked to €1.6 mln in scams

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Police successful Corinth person dismantled a transgression web accused of defrauding victims of up to €1.6 cardinal successful astir 100 fraud cases implicit the past ten months.

Authorities said officers carried retired coordinated raids connected Wednesday morning, arresting 5 suspects while identifying 9 further individuals connected to the investigation.

According to police, the radical operated done two coordinated branches: an “operational telephone center” based successful Corinth and a 2nd team liable for collecting wealth and valuables from victims.

Investigators said members of the telephone halfway contacted citizens crossed Greece, chiefly targeting aged radical whose telephone numbers had been obtained done online directories.

The callers allegedly posed arsenic accountants oregon employees of institutions including κοινωνικά security money EFKA, banks oregon powerfulness grid relation DEDDIE. Victims were instructed to stitchery currency and valuables from their homes under the pretext of registering oregon safeguarding them.

Police said members of the 2nd radical then traveled crossed the state to cod the wealth and valuables either from victims’ homes oregon designated gathering points.

The 5 suspects arrested are expected to look earlier a prosecutor, while the probe continues.