A new case of online fraud and extortion of an amount exceeding 135 thousand euros, the Police is investigating, following a complaint filed by a 58-year-old man.
According to the complaint, the 58-year-old, last December, found on an online social networking platform, an advertisement of a company, which was presented as being based in a foreign country and that in the next two to three years it would enter the stock market, bringing financial profits. After the 58-year-old was convinced to buy shares in the company, after contacting the suspected advertisers, he initially proceeded to transfer the sum of 26,000 euros, to a bank account indicated to him by the suspects, in a bank based in a second foreign country.
Subsequently, the 58-year-old proceeded to transfer two more sums of money, totaling 110,350 euros, to a bank account indicated to him by the suspects, in a bank based in a third country abroad, for the purchase of shares in a second company, which was also presented as immediately it would go public and make big profits.
After the period of time passed, during which, according to the allegations of the suspects to the 58-year-old, the monetary profits from his investment would be sent to him, however, without any profits being sent to him until April and since the suspects continued to use various pretexts they ask for more money from the 58-year-old, he suspected that he had been cheated and filed a complaint with the Police.
The Limassol TAE is investigating the case.
