Man arrested in scam targeting elderly woman’s gold and cash

[InTime News]

A 35-year-old antheral was arrested successful Thessaloniki implicit a scam that defrauded an 81-year-old woman successful the bluish portion of Pella of 146 golden coins and astir €4,000.

Police said the victim received a telephone from a antheral posing arsenic her son’s accountant, claiming her son faced a good for undeclared wealth and valuables.

She was persuaded to stitchery currency and gold, which she dropped from her balcony to the suspect, who fled successful a αυτοκίνητο with a 30-year-old accomplice waiting nearby.

The stolen items were recovered from the suspect’s location and returned to the victim. Investigators proceed to question different imaginable accomplices and find if the brace were progressive successful akin scams.