In Thessaloniki, 37 elderly repatriates from Georgia were convicted of welfare fraud after using fake documents to claim uninsured elderly benefits from OPEKA. The court handed down suspended sentences of 14 to 28 months, uncovering a 2018-19 scam that netted some over €13,000, though others were stopped by vigilant regional officials.
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Unknown individuals have been impersonating the Mayor of Ioannina, Thomas Begkas, to fraudulently place large food orders at local catering establishments.
Two men, aged 32 and 47, along with a 50-year-old woman, have been arrested in…
A tourist was overcharged by more than €100 for a taxi ride from Athens Airport to Piraeus, and the driver’s insulting messages on the receipt were exposed on Reddit. The incident highlights the ongoing issue of tourist scams in Athens.
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The beloved singer also fell victim to an online scam. Recently, there are more and…
A tourist who visited Italy became furious when he found he was charged by a…
The Organization for the Management and Development of Cultural Resources, wanting to protect visitors to…
A British woman filmed herself and their children entering a luxury hotel in Turkey wearing…
As we are in the tax filing season, scammers are attempting to scam people with…
The former goalkeeper of PAOK, Nikos Melissas, who this year defends the goalposts of Nea…
Aris and PAOK football players were the victim of a massive fraud that involved cars…
The reality behind man’s “encounter” with a bear near Agios Athanasios in Pella on the…
Police arrested a woman from Bulgaria for defrauding an elderly woman of 10,000 euros in…
Police in Heraklion are investigating an incredible online fraud case from 2021 that involves a…
The scammers who managed to steal the bank codes of the Kato Panagia monastery in…
An American tourist admitted to feeling “really stupid” after falling for a scam in Athens.…
One of the men who was allegedly involved in a scam network that gained access…
A French tourist who booked a hotel room in Skopelos for a week and paid…
The case of an employee at a hospital in Patras has caused a sensation as…