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Two women in Cyprus were scammed in separate online schemes, resulting in losses totaling more than €19,000, authorities said Thursday.
A 74-year-old woman reported that she sent €18,000 in multiple bank transfers to a foreign account after being persuaded by an unknown person she met on a social media platform between June and August. She was promised the money would be returned, but it never was, police said.
In a separate case, a 59-year-old woman prepaid €1,070 for an apartment rental in Paphos through a website. When she went to the listed address, no such apartment existed. Efforts to contact the website for a refund were unsuccessful, authorities said.
The Limassol and Paphos Crime Investigation Departments are continuing their investigations.
