NewzAn 88-year-old woman in Thessaloniki, Greece, was targeted in a massive phone scam after fraudsters posing as city staff persuaded her to bag her valuables. While she hid in her bedroom, the perpetrators stole 4,766 gold sovereigns and jewelry wrapped in aluminum foil.
The total haul is valued at nearly €3.8 million, making the incident one of the largest telephone scams on record in Greece.
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