Painter: In this pot left the money the 13-year-old who fell victim to telephone fraud – What his mother says

A 13-year-old managed to lead to the hands of the authorities, the ruthless crooks who managed to extract 2,500 thousand euros and goldware that his family had in their home in his area. The incident occurred last Friday (20.09.2024) at Painter’s, when the minor received a call from a stranger, who sobbingly presented himself as his mother and reported to him that he had lured a little girl in her car, seriously injuring her. Then he hit his cell phone, where a man, introducing himself as a policeman, asked him to find as much money as he can, so that his mother would not enter prison. “He even put ladder to find money to give them” “The child thought it was me. He told me ‘ I heard your voice. I was sure” he says, “I know your voice on the phone”. Then he was led by a gentleman who pretended to be a policeman and told him, “Don’t worry, he will be fine with Mom, try to find money. You are responsible for saving her, you will succeed” and something like that,” his mother tells newsit.gr. “He started searching, with his guidance, after asking him for his cell phone and had also called him on his cell phone, so there was no one to contact the child, they were both occupied. He even had a ladder to go to the loft, drawer closets, everything. I found a house bombed. What was inside the house gave it into a bag. I had money, some savings, and our jewelry that was from the boy’s baptism. They told him “when we tell you you will throw the bag off the balcony”. As soon as the boy threw it, he was told “get in and get the fixed” and the boy saw nothing,” he says. A few hours later the child’s mother arrived home, with the 13 – year – old explaining to her what had happened. “I first laughed, before I came into the house, why am I saying ‘Are you kidding me,’ and the kid was seriously asking me, ‘Are you okay, Mom?’,” he thought he saved me!” he describes. The infuriating thing is that the brazen crooks called the 13-year-old again, asking for more money. Then, the minor with the help of his mother began to trap them to lead them before the Police. “I warned the police and my son was stalling them, telling them “I’m looking for them”. He was telling them “I want to talk to my mom, see how she is and what she’s doing” and he was telling him “I want you to be calm now on the road and it’s not the time to talk about it and your mom is inside and they’re questioning her and calm down and you’re gonna save her and you’re a hero.” With a calm voice, I listened to him,” describes the mother of the minor. The crooks told the 13-year-old to take a taxi and leave the money to the point where he was told, near Omonoia Square. There he went under the supervision of his parents and the police. “They pinched” the bait “After the boy’s father came along and we also agreed with Team DI. As well as security, and I’ve also called a family friend who’s a cop who’s already been there waiting for us, the kid came down before, so he wouldn’t see that he’s with us, I’d walk back, talk to him on the phone, give him directions to go, what to do, leave the bag and ask him what he’s wearing. So there was someone else there who was watching him, because at some point the kid would go down and say “not that way, go up.” She left the bag, our family friend, who was in politics, had stood there at the point and watched, saw this lady go pick up the bag, followed her to see if she was going somewhere, she was going anywhere and when they realized she went to get a taxi they arrested her.” The 67-year-old, Bulgarian national, was admitted to the Paint Security Department, while authorities are looking for her accomplice. Reportage: Ephie Fanara