A fake policeman has been arrested in southern Greece for allegedly using a variation of a widespread scam on an elderly woman, only to be arrested after his intended victim's genuine policewoman daughter twigged to the ruse, authorities said Wednesday.
A police statement said the suspect phoned his intended victim Tuesday, introduced himself as an officer and asked her to help him set up a supposed sting operation to arrest a gang of scammers by leaving cash and jewellery in a bin outside her home.
The elderly woman fell for the story and left a package containing €2,500 in cash and jewellery worth €10,000 in the rubbish bin. But her off-duty policewoman daughter realized what was happening and phoned her colleagues, who arrested the suspected scammer before he could pick up the parcel.
