{"id":14056,"date":"2026-04-03T17:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/man-arrested-in-scam-targeting-elderly-womans-gold-and-cash\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:53:33","slug":"man-arrested-in-scam-targeting-elderly-womans-gold-and-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/man-arrested-in-scam-targeting-elderly-womans-gold-and-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested in scam targeting elderly woman\u2019s gold and cash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1300109\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/peripoliko-astynomia-1-1-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/peripoliko-astynomia-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Man arrested in scam targeting elderly woman\u2019s gold and cash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/peripoliko-astynomia-1-1-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>A 35-year-old man was arrested in Thessaloniki over a scam that defrauded an 81-year-old woman in the northern region of Pella of 146 gold coins and about \u20ac4,000.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the victim received a call from a man posing as her son\u2019s accountant, claiming her son faced a fine for undeclared money and valuables.<\/p>\n<p>She was persuaded to gather cash and gold, which she dropped from her balcony to the suspect, who fled in a car with a 30-year-old accomplice waiting nearby.<\/p>\n<p>The stolen items were recovered from the suspect\u2019s home and returned to the victim. 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