On-line fraud victim from Paralimni loses 7.5 thousand euro

According to the victim, this was the amount, which disappeared from his bank account due to the fraud. A 62-year-old man said that the money was probably stolen with the help of malicious software. Investigation showed that theft was not made through the online banking system. Presumably it happened from the personal computer of the account holder.

According to JCC Payment Systems Ltd, Cypriots are increasingly using plastic cards for payments and online purchases. The amount of online transactions has already increased by 12% in June, reaching 230 million euro.

Growth of number of online transactions has increased significantly during the first half f the year, reaching more than 1 billion euro.