Elderly Fall Victim to Scams in Macedonia and Moldova
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In separate incidents, elderly men in Macedonia and Moldova have fallen prey to sophisticated scams. In Struga, Macedonia, an 88-year-old man was tricked into handing over 300,000 denars by scammers who promised to reunite him with his foreign wife in exchange for money, giving him an empty bag as a 'guarantee'. Meanwhile, in Chișinău, Moldova, a 75-year-old man was conned into transferring 700,000 lei after being told he was involved in a case related to financing terrorist groups.
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