The Police - Cyber Crime Sub-Directorate has received new complaints about false messages via social networking websites - Social Media, and/or mobile phones - SMS messages, through which citizens are invited to follow a specific electronic link, with the aim of paying extrajudicial fines for alleged traffic violations.
The perpetrators' goal is to deceive and extort money or personal information.
The Police once again informs the public that they never communicate with citizens in this way or through any other communication platform to call on citizens to pay any fines or for any other reason.
As a measure of protection against this type of online fraud, the Police draw the attention of citizens, especially when they receive messages containing electronic links. What to do if you receive such messages:
DO NOT open suspicious links.
DO NOT give out personal or banking information
