Online fraud takes on ominous proportions

Online fraud is becoming a veritable scourge with more than 3,000 cases recorded in 2023 alone, according to cybercrime authorities. 

More specifically, 3,656 cases and 273 attempts were recorded, with only 627 solved so far, while the victims of fraud amounted to 3,733.

These scams include attempts to capture personal passwords through misleading messages, including the old trick of sending prospective victims emails or text messages about supposedly "forgotten" parcels at the post office. In recent days, misleading calls to mobile phones have also been recorded with greater frequency, with the most widespread method involving a recorded message in English purporting to inform citizens of "interception of their identity details."

A case in point is the recent arrest in northern Greece of four 24-year-olds who siphoned off thousands of euros from unsuspecting...