In the arrest of a 45 -year -old woman Police officers from the Heraklion Crimes Prosecution and Criminal Officers were carried out in the context of a coordinated police operation.
According to police or 45 -year -old had joined as a member of a criminal group, with the aim of committing a telephone deceitful, which were pretended to be the alleged injury to a relative of the sufferers and the immediate need for surgery.
More specifically, a woman’s accomplice was phoning the victims, pretending the doctor and on the pretext of a relative’s injury Their persons were seeking money to undergo emergency surgery, while the 45 -year -old had the role of collector.
The investigation has been ascertained by two cases of fraud performed in Heraklion on 19.06.2025 and Agios Nikolaos yesterday (20.06.205), with a total of EUR 1,300 and jewelry of 30,000 euros, a total of € 30,000.
Also, the same methodology of action have mentioned ten more cases of attempted fraud in Heraklion, however, without being able to distract anything.
When arresting her 45 -year -old found in her possession and seized the deducted amount of 600 euros and jewelry she had received from one old man who was attributed to her. In addition, the sum of 104 euros and a mobile phone was seized.
Police investigation is continuing both to identify the details of its associates and for their participation in other similar crimes.
Indeed, the Crete Regional Police Directorate of Crete, in order to avoid deceiving unsuspecting citizens by the expeditors, is recommended by citizens:
Do not trust strangers, who are trying to persuade them to give them money because of an urgent need for a relative -friendly person, not to be persuaded if the perpetrators give them to talk on the phone with their alleged relatives, not to accept any meeting Fire Brigade, hospitals, relatives, etc.).