A company in Cyprus lost over €65,000 due to e-mail scammers
Police are investigating a major fraud in Limassol, which resulted in a company losing more than 65 thousand euros.
According to the investigation, the scammers gained access to email correspondence between two companies and sent a fake letter requesting payment of invoices to a new bank account.
Unaware of the deception, the company transferred €65,709 to the specified details. It later turned out that the account belonged to scammers.
The investigation is being conducted by the economic crime unit.
Police urge companies to carefully check any payment requests and always confirm changes to bank details through official communication channels.
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