The Police recommends the public's attention to a new type of telephone scams through the WhatsApp application which falsely impersonate the Cyprus Police.
Specifically, through the communication application - WhatsApp, they invite unsuspecting citizens to a video call, falsely pretending that they are communicating on behalf of the Police.
The communication takes place in the English language and the vigilantes ask citizens to declare their various personal and bank details. (Show ID, debit / credit cards, etc.).
The aforementioned phone calls are a product of fraud and do not come from the Police.
The public is invited to be especially careful and:
Do NOT respond to the calls and instructions received from the vigilantes.
Do not respond to any links that are sent.
Not to reveal to others, codes that happened to be received on their mobile phone.
In the event that bank details are disclosed during such a call, the public should IMMEDIATELY inform their banking institution to avoid unwanted use of their data.