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Elderly Woman Deceived by Phone Scammer, Loses €500,000 to Fake Doctor

July 11, 2026Юрий Верхотуров1 мин

A pensioner has fallen victim to a sophisticated phone scam, losing a staggering half a million Euros in gold or cash. The fraudster, posing as a doctor, convinced the elderly woman that her son required an urgent medical procedure, coercing her into handing over the substantial sum for the supposed emergency treatment.