€500,000 for fuel payment stolen

Police on Wednesday were investigating the theft of over €500,000 from a Limassol-based shipping company.
The company reported to police that they had transferred $644,000 (€565,000) to a company in Africa, where its ships were located, to pay for fuel.
But the payment was made to a different account following an email the company had received, supposedly sent from the fuel company.
The company made two transfers to the new account and the money has since vanished.
It discovered that something was up when the fuel company asked for its payment. The shipping company had transferred the money on July 28 and July 29 but it was never received.
According to the cyber crime service, it appears that the money was in Poland.
Authorities have asked for Interpol’s help to locate the perpetrators.

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