Police are investigating a case of fraud via the internet and extortion of money with false representations, amounting to 108,000 euros.
According to the complaint of a resident of Limassol province, at the end of October 2021, after communicating with two unknown women through a social networking application, he was persuaded to invest in two platforms - cryptocurrency exchanges.
The complainant created accounts on both platforms and transferred the total amount of 108,000 euros.
At one point, the complainant, after finding that the investments were profitable, decided to transfer the profits from the accounts on both platforms to his bank account, but this was not possible.
The complainant was then informed by the two exchanges that his accounts had been tampered with by strangers, resulting in the loss of his money.
Police urge the public to be especially careful and not to trust strangers, especially when they are presented through social networking applications.
In case any person is approached by strangers for similar investments, he is called as he complains to the Cybercrime Prosecution Sub-Directorate of the Police Headquarters, at 22808200.