Phone scammers dupe two Lithuanian women, costing them over 60,000 euros

Lithuanian police are investigating two separate incidents where elderly women were defrauded of substantial sums by phone scammers. The total losses amount to over 60,000 euros.

In Druskininkai, a woman born in 1947 reported on June 5 that she had been contacted by unknown individuals on June 4. The callers, who spoke Lithuanian with a Russian accent and identified themselves as bank employees, tricked her into transferring 17,500 euros. The incident occurred around 11 a.m.

On the same day, Kaunas police received a report from a woman born in 1948. She stated that between early April and May 22 of this year, she received multiple calls from an unknown person speaking Russian. This individual, posing as a bank security employee, defrauded her of 45,000 euros.

Criminal investigations have been initiated under Article 182, Part 3 of the Lithuanian Criminal Code, which pertains to fraud. The police are urging the public to be vigilant against such scams.