A 42-year-old woman in Paphos has fallen victim to a fraudulent text message scam after receiving a fake notification about an €85 traffic fine payment, resulting in a €7,000 loss.
The woman reported the incident to Paphos CID yesterday after receiving a mobile phone message requesting payment of an alleged out-of-court fine worth €85.
After entering the code requested in the fraudulent message, the victim was subsequently notified by her bank that a €7,000 payment had been processed from her account.
