Scammers Defraud Vilnius Woman of 22,400 Euros
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- A woman born in 1969 reported losing 22,400 euros in an alleged online investment scam in Vilnius.
- Police said a Russian-speaking stranger contacted her through an internet messaging app and persuaded her to invest.
- Authorities opened a pretrial investigation into fraud.
A woman in Vilnius lost 22,400 euros after an unknown Russian-speaking person persuaded her through an online messaging app to invest money on an internet platform.
The woman, born in 1969, told police that the alleged fraud took place between June 12 and July 23 at her home in the Lithuanian capital. Police opened a pretrial investigation into fraud.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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