Greek police have dismantled a criminal organisation whose members allegedly posed as accountants to defraud elderly people in Nea Smyrni and Palaio Faliro.
Police officers from the Nea Smyrni Department for the Prosecution and Investigation of Crimes arrested two men, aged 41 and 44, on August 21 in Acharnes and Ano Liosia.
The two men face charges of participating in a criminal organisation established to commit fraud, including completed and attempted offences, professionally and repeatedly.
According to the police investigation, the suspects had been targeting elderly people since at least late March 2026.
They allegedly approached elderly people walking in the streets, with the 41-year-old posing as an accountant.
He reportedly told his victims that they were entitled to a tax refund or back payments from their pensions and then persuaded them to hand over money or valuables.
Police have so far solved five alleged fraud cases.
Investigators believe the 41-year-old acted as the alleged leader of the criminal organisation.
The 44-year-old allegedly knowingly provided his accomplice with a vehicle registered in his name. The suspects reportedly used the vehicle to identify and approach potential victims.
During searches following the arrests, police seized the vehicle and three mobile phones from the suspects.
The two men were taken before the relevant prosecutor.
