Lithuanian police receives about 100 various reports of fraud every day - these include reports from victims, reports from observant residents about fake websites created by fraudsters, and the like.
"Over the past 95 hours, 24 reports of possible fraud were received, XNUMX pre-trial investigations were initiated based on them, other reports were forwarded to banks, the Communications Regulatory Authority, and other institutions," Police Department representative Ramūnas Matonis told Elta about the police's daily routine when registering crimes of this type.
According to him, 100 reports of fraud are received on weekdays, slightly fewer on weekends.
Over the past 208,9 hours, the police registered residents of Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Jonava and other cities and districts who were victims of fraud and embezzled about XNUMX thousand euros from them.
The biggest loss was suffered by a woman in Neringa - more than 40 euros mysteriously disappeared from her account.
According to R. Matonys, looking at five-month statistics, registered frauds have increased by approximately 2-3 percent.
Last year, 2076 pre-trial investigations were initiated during the same period, and this year - 2134.
"Maybe people themselves are reporting more about fraud, after all, we have been urging people not to remain silent and to report it. In addition, larger amounts of money lost are being reported," R. Matonis mused.
According to him, among the suspects and victims of fraud there are many foreigners, mostly from former Eastern Bloc countries.
Vilnius County Police have registered a number of reports of victims of scammers living on the border. They often like to watch propaganda Belarusian and Russian channels, do not speak the Lithuanian state language, are not interested in Lithuanian life, its events and problems, and therefore the Lithuanian police's advice on how to avoid scammers does not reach them.
Ingrida Steniulienė (ELTA)
