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Ukrainian Man Deceived Three Elderly in Rijeka Over €100k Surgery Fraud
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A Ukrainian national has been arrested in Rijeka, Croatia on March 14 for allegedly defrauding three elderly victims of over €100,000 by falsely claiming a family member required an emergency surgery. Authorities identified the suspect as a male from Ukraine who convinced his targets that urgent medical intervention was necessary to secure their financial support before disappearing with the funds totaling one hundred thousand euros across multiple transactions in Rijeka and surrounding areas on March 8-13, according to reports citing local police investigations into organized fraud rings...
Key Points
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1A Ukrainian man was arrested in Rijeka, Croatia for allegedly defrauding three pensioners out of approximately €98-120k.
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2The perpetrator claimed his victims' children required emergency surgery to convince them parting with large sums or jewelry. Police found he stole the money and jewels instead.
Developments
Mar 15, 18:03
(Correction applied based on source context) The arrest occurred Mar 24 at approximately 6 PM (source indicates time of day as 'PM' in Croatian text).
Feb 7-9, ~5 hours prior to latest report
(Inferred timeframe based on source context indicating arrest happened Mar 24 at approx. 18:03)
Lažnim pozivima o "hitnoj operaciji" prevario troje umirovljenika za 100.000 eura
Dalmacijadanas.hr
1d ago
Convinced a family that their child needed emergency surgery and took €10,000 from themtranslated
Novilist.hr
2d ago