https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-food-stamp-scam
A civil servant and another person were remanded in custody on Thursday, in connection with a suspected scam over food stamps and rent vouchers destined for foreign low-income beneficiaries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/job-scammer-gets-seven-years
A Tunisian man who has been sentenced to seven years on fraud-related charges after he was found guilty of conning 267 people by making empty job promises in France...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/door-to-door-scammers-strike-again
An elderly woman in Limassol says she was scammed by two women who took her cash on the pretext they would check the bills for authenticity and bring them back...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cryptocurrencies-digital-assets-and-regulation
Following the latest trend with the VFA's or Cryptocurrencies or Digital Assets and the Blockchain technology behind them, a booming and contagious effect is spreading between Continents since they are considered to be the ‘golden key’ to a new age...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-in-10-greeks-is-victim-of-online-scams
Google is advising internet users to take online security more seriously as a study it commissioned on the occasion of Safer Internet Day (SID) on Tuesday showed that one in 10 Greek internet users has fallen victim to online scams....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-cop-saves-baby-in-athens
A Cypriot police officer, who was on vacation in Athens, sprang into action when he noticed the parents of a baby that stopped breathing were calling for help...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-warn-online-romance-seekers
Police are warning the public, especially those actively looking for love online, not to fall victims to unscrupulous imposters who are after money while pretending they are interested in a romantic relationship...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gears-up-for-a-major-cyberattack-and-cybercrime
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nigerian-doctor-and-female-co-conspirators-make-bail
Three suspects have been released in the Spanish prisoner scam against where a retired teacher who was swindled out of €117,000, with the main suspect and two other women facing trial in January...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nigerian-in-paphos-behind-spanish-prisoner-scam
The 35-year-old suspect in Paphos’ Spanish prisoner scam has been identified as a Nigerian national, who was arrested Thursday along with his 25-year-old girlfriend for swindling €117,000 out of a retired teacher...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-arrest-in-spanish-prisoner-scam
A second suspect is in police custody in Paphos in connection with a Spanish prisoner scam, where a 63-year-old woman was duped into wiring a total of €117,000 to a man she met online...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-duped-in-spanish-prisoner-scam
Police arrested a 60-year-old Nicosia man Sunday evening on fraud charges in connection with an advance-fee scam, following a complaint filed by a 63-year-old teacher who says she was duped into wiring a total of €117,000...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scam-promises-chance-to-win-expensive-phones
Cybercrime police have been inundated with complaints about a scam using the Post Office logo, where consumers receive misleading text and online messages about a chance to win expensive phones...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/customers-duped-by-larnaca-travel-agent
Police are searching for a Larnaca woman following over a dozen complaints from people who say they were duped by a travel agent into pre-paying for their holiday packages...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-resident-behind-global-online-scam
A global network of online scammers has been dismantled, with the brain of the operation arrested in Larnaca in connection with €18 million worth of damages caused by internet fraud...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/email-phishing-scams-on-the-rise-in-cyprus
The police cybercrime unit is warning the public of a money extortion scheme, following complaints from people who recently received threatening emails...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-throws-herself-at-cars-for-money
Police are warning the public of con artists and fake car accidents in slow traffic, following a number of incidents where pedestrians pretended to be struck by vehicles and demanded money from the drivers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-suspects-arrested-in-limassol-rental-scam
Two people in Limassol are behind bars on suspicion they were renting out a residence that did not belong to them, defrauding tenants by pocketing €800 each month and then disappearing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-warn-public-over-phone-scams
Cyprus police are warning the public not to let their guard down, following a number of complaints they say they have received about telephone scams aimed at stealing money and jewelry...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/one-in-five-financial-institutions-consider-cryptocurrency-trading
Banks are examining client interest and several hedge funds have tried their hand trading virtual currencies...
