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Romance scams involving women allegedly trapped in Russian-occupied Ukraine: Unsuspecting men lose thousands of Euros to AI-generated images and fake passports

An investigation by a major Ukrainian news outlet has uncovered dozens of cases involving stolen photographs, forged passports and fabricated pleas for help. Victims sent up to €9,000 to “rescue” women who…did not exist

Thessaloniki pensioner defrauded of gold sovereigns and jewellery by fake HEDNO employee

The woman reported that a total of 23 gold British pounds, two gold watches, pendants, rings, and other gold jewelry were taken from her as part of the scam

Former PASOK candidate to testify over alleged EOPYY fake-prescription fraud

In this case, the financial loss to the government exceeds 405,000 euros, and so far, 5,429 falsely issued prescriptions have been identified.

How scammers diverted €4 million from a Greek shipping company — and how police got it back

The complaint was filed in August 2025—The money was sent to a bank account belonging to a company based in Bulgaria

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