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Fraud gang posing as electricity officials and accountants flaunted €1.6m scam proceeds online

Greek police arrested seven suspects in Zefyri, saying the family-linked group used phone directories to target victims and trick them into handing over cash and valuables

Thessaloniki burglary gang busted after stealing more than €585,000 from city apartments

A passport and a diamond detector were seized—Two men were caught red-handed after breaking into an apartment, while another accomplice is still being sought

How Greek electricity theft ring caused more than €9m in losses through tampered meters

To date, police has identified 606 cases of electricity meter-tampering and the areas where the perpetrators acted

Police arrest three in €9m Greece-wide electricity theft ring

Three arrested and 105 accused of involvement in an alleged electricity theft network targeting businesses and homes across several Greek regions. The gang “tampered with” clocks in stores and homes

Illegal pay-TV network with 86,000 customers dismantled in Greece, with seven arrests and profits exceeding €7m

Members of a criminal organisation had allegedly been operating since 2017, using specialised technological equipment to illegally retransmit pay-TV channels online

Former gymnast among those arrested for phone scams – Her brother identified as a leading ,ember of the crime ring

She is believed to have laundered money on behalf of her brother – An arrest warrant for him is expected to be issued