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Half of €152,000 ‘Phished’ From Crete Regional Authority Recovered

Greece’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority has recovered more than half of the €152,000 stolen from the bank accounts of the Crete Regional Authority in an apparent phishing scam, authorities said.

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The independent authority, headed by the Honorary Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Charalambos Vourliotis, managed to identify and secure an amount exceeding half of the approximately 152,000 euros.

·Marousi, Greece
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The Anti-Money Laundering Authority is investigating a case of electronic fraud against a service of the Regional Unit of Rethymno. Unknown perpetrators gained access to bank accounts after entering details on a fake website that resembled the official bank website. Subsequently, approximately 152,000 euros were transferred through 55 consecutive transactions to accounts of unknown persons. The money was quickly moved to banking institutions abr…

A service of the Region of Crete fell victim to an electronic fraud, with unknown perpetrators gaining access to its bank accounts and transferring approximately 152,000 euros through dozens of transactions. According to the announcement of the Authority for Money Laundering, in the past few days, unknown perpetrators gained control of the bank accounts of a service of the Region of Crete, due to a previous incorrect […] The article Electronic f…

Investigations are underway to recover 152,000 euros that online fraudsters extracted from a bank account of the Rethymno Regional Unit, deceiving an administrative official last Friday, who attempted to carry out a simple service transaction. As reported by the Black Money Laundering Authority, which has taken charge of the investigation, the relevant agencies were immediately mobilized. The investigation found that the amount, which had been w…

Over 150,000 euros have flown from the coffers of the Region of Crete, as announced by the Anti-Money Laundering Authority. As stated on the Authority's official website: "The… The Region of Crete is a victim of electronic fraud: 150,000 euros have flown from the coffers - NAFTEMPORIKI

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Protothema broke the news in Marousi, Greece on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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