Greek police dismantled a gang of fake accountants that was defrauding unsuspecting citizens.
After a coordinated large-scale operation spanning across multiple regions in Greece, police arrested seven members of the criminal group. Police opened a case file against the suspects, which included fraud, joint and recurrent aggravated theft, illegal possession of arms, and laundering proceeds from illegal activities.
The group, reportedly composed, in its entirety, of members of the Roma community, had been operating since December 2025 in a hierarchical structure. According to the police file, they would contact citizens pretending to be accountants and would convince them to either settle outstanding debts to the tax office via credit cards, or pay in cash, or hand over valuables to cover fines or subsidies. Immediately after, another group would arrive at the residences of the victims to collect the illegal proceeds.
The gang of fake accountants is connected to 41 offenses spanning Athens and northern Greece, with investigators estimating the gang’s illegal proceeds at approximately €1.29 million, police said.
The preliminary investigation linked the suspects to incidents across a wide swath of the greater Athens area, including Peristeri, Ilion, Kallithea, Argyroupoli, Filothei, Agioi Anargyroi, Pefki, Irakleio, Egaleo, and Keratsini.
Operations also extended to northern Greece, with cases recorded in Katerini, Kozani, Kavala, Naoussa, Drama, Veria, Sithonia in Chalkidiki, Paeonia, and several districts of Thessaloniki.
Searches of the suspects’ homes and personal belongings yielded a cash sum of €1,600, a knuckleduster, a pistol and 99 rounds of ammunition, 25 British gold sovereigns, jewelry, two smartwatches, multiple mobile phone SIM cards, and clothing worn during the commission of the offenses, according to police.
All items were seized as evidence.
