Phone scam against a 75-year-old woman in Larissa, with 45,000 euros and gold jewellery

What the sources report

A 75-year-old woman in Larissa fell victim to a phone scam on Sunday (18/10), and 45,000 euros and jewellery were taken from her. enikos.gr

According to Eleftheria, he received a phone call from a woman who pretended to be a relative of hers, followed by a man who spoke broken Greek, and a third man who introduced himself as a police officer from the Cybercrime Division. in.gr

The second man demanded money and threatened to kill her. in.gr

The woman put the money and gold jewellery in a bag and left it in a rubbish bin outside her house. in.gr

The perpetrators passed by the spot and collected the money and gold jewellery. in.gr

Where they differ

Nea Kriti writes that the woman pretended to be a young girl who had injured her leg and was in hospital, while Real News writes that she pretended to be a young relative who had injured her leg in a traffic accident and was in hospital. Real News Nea Kriti

In.gr writes that she pretended to be a relative of hers who had been injured in a traffic accident. in.gr

Enikos.gr writes that she left it outside her house, next to a rubbish bin, while Real News writes that she left it in a rubbish bin outside her house. Real News enikos.gr