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After Ronaldo... De Gres: There Is No End to Telephone Scams - What a Near-Victim Says

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Unknown individuals contacted a woman claiming to represent "Paul De Gres" and promised her the sum of 26,000 euros... The post Telephone scams: After Ronaldo,... De Gres - What a near-victim says appeared first on in.gr.

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Unknown individuals contacted a woman claiming to represent "Paul De Gres" and promised her the sum of 26,000 euros... The post Telephone scams: After Ronaldo,... De Gres - What a near-victim says appeared first on in.gr.

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“Paul de Gres” was used by spies in order to deceive a citizen and steal money from her. Speaking to Mega, Ms Vivi described how perpetrators used the name and image of Paul De Gres in order to defraud her and deposit them money. As she claimed, a man picked her up and mentioned to her that he would hook her up with Paul De Gres. “He tells me good morning I have chosen to help some Greeks and I choose some faces and you are one of them. I have c…

"I'll connect you with Prince Paul": The phone scam that targeted a pensioner

A new case of telephone fraud against Ms. Vivi, a resident of Kalamos, who spoke to Mega about the attempted fraud she received when strangers contacted her claiming to represent "Paul De Gres".

Telephone and digital scams have been on the rise recently, with fraudsters utilizing increasingly sophisticated techniques, even artificial intelligence tools, in order to make their scenarios seem plausible.

Pensioner describes how scammers called her for a month and asked her for money in order to "give" her 26,000 eurosMore...

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Iefimerida broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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