A 20-year-old man already in custody over text message scams in Larnaca was arrested in Paphos district on Wednesday in connection with three more online fraud cases, which according to the complaints involved more than 19,500 euros.
Evidence against him emerged during the investigation of three complaints filed with Paphos CID about online fraud carried out by text message, and he was arrested on a court warrant. Paphos District Court then remanded him in custody for eight days.
He was already being held over three separate cases investigated by Larnaca CID, which also concern online fraud by text message and involve more than 7,000 euros. He was arrested in connection with those cases on 6 October.
Larnaca and Paphos CID are investigating.
