On Wednesday, November 1, two cases of fraud occurred in Pärnumaa, as a result of which victims lost a total of 7,300 euros.
In the first case, a person living in Pärnumaa was contacted on Instagram by a woman who offered to make money with the help of investments. The victim repeatedly transferred money to a specially created account. When he wanted to get his money back, he was required to make additional payments. The damage caused by fraud amounted to 3,500 euros.
Also, the police were contacted by a woman who received on the site booking.com a message from the hotel where she booked the room, asking her to confirm her bank card details and thereby prove her ability to pay. The woman clicked on the link, entered her card details, and then money was debited from her card. The total amount of damage was 3,800 euros.
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A Pärnu company that wanted to buy a used car online became a victim of fraudsters.
The incident was reported to the police on October 31, the Liaoning Prefecture said on Wednesday.
According to her, one local company wanted to buy a used car put up for sale on the Internet. Money was transferred to the seller, but the car was not delivered to the customer at the agreed time, and the owner stopped communicating.
The damage amounted to 3,300 euros.
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After a call from a fraudster who introduced herself as a police officer, an elderly resident of Narva lost more than 8000 euros.
According to law enforcement officers, the man was called by an unknown person posing as a police officer. She told the pensioner that they were trying to apply for a loan in his name, and in order to stop the operation, he must tell her his passwords from the Internet bank, the Ida Prefecture reported on Monday.
The trusting man followed the instructions, and then discovered that 8600 euros had disappeared from his account. Investigators are now looking into the details of the incident.
Similar cases of fraud occur quite regularly throughout Estonia. This year, in the first 9 months, more than 800 people were victims of fraud, losing about 5 million euros, according to data from the Estonian Banking Union.
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The police are investigating the incident in Yarvamaa, treating it as a computer fraud.
On October 25, the police were notified that money had been transferred from the Jarvamaa resident's bank account for several months without her knowledge. It is also reported that the money was withdrawn through an ATM.
Preliminary damage was estimated at about 20,000 euros.
In the first case, a person living in Pärnumaa was contacted on Instagram by a woman who offered to make money with the help of investments. The victim repeatedly transferred money to a specially created account. When he wanted to get his money back, he was required to make additional payments. The damage caused by fraud amounted to 3,500 euros.
Also, the police were contacted by a woman who received on the site booking.com a message from the hotel where she booked the room, asking her to confirm her bank card details and thereby prove her ability to pay. The woman clicked on the link, entered her card details, and then money was debited from her card. The total amount of damage was 3,800 euros.
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A Pärnu company that wanted to buy a used car online became a victim of fraudsters.
The incident was reported to the police on October 31, the Liaoning Prefecture said on Wednesday.
According to her, one local company wanted to buy a used car put up for sale on the Internet. Money was transferred to the seller, but the car was not delivered to the customer at the agreed time, and the owner stopped communicating.
The damage amounted to 3,300 euros.
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After a call from a fraudster who introduced herself as a police officer, an elderly resident of Narva lost more than 8000 euros.
According to law enforcement officers, the man was called by an unknown person posing as a police officer. She told the pensioner that they were trying to apply for a loan in his name, and in order to stop the operation, he must tell her his passwords from the Internet bank, the Ida Prefecture reported on Monday.
The trusting man followed the instructions, and then discovered that 8600 euros had disappeared from his account. Investigators are now looking into the details of the incident.
Similar cases of fraud occur quite regularly throughout Estonia. This year, in the first 9 months, more than 800 people were victims of fraud, losing about 5 million euros, according to data from the Estonian Banking Union.
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The police are investigating the incident in Yarvamaa, treating it as a computer fraud.
On October 25, the police were notified that money had been transferred from the Jarvamaa resident's bank account for several months without her knowledge. It is also reported that the money was withdrawn through an ATM.
Preliminary damage was estimated at about 20,000 euros.
