Deposit boxes raided ‘Psychic’ fraud.

The Hellenic Police (ELAS) are investigating the raiding of four safety deposit boxes at a bank branch in the area of Psychiko, northern Athens, which the victims said contained money, jewelry and other valuables worth more than 5 million euros. According to reports, a complaint was filed on November 13 by the owner of one of the boxes, initially to the bank, which then notified police. ELAS confirmed that the box had been opened and emptied out and further investigations yielded evidence that three other deposit boxes were also raided and the owners were notified. The bank branch in question has a total of 1,500 boxes.

A 50-year-old woman who claimed to possess the skill of divination was arrested yesterday for fraud on the island on Crete and the extortion of sums of money from a 46-year-old woman over a two-year period. She was arrested after an investigation by police, who searched her house in the town of Hania and found and confiscated pre-marked banknotes, which had been paid by the victim at an earlier time, as well as handwritten notes related to the fraud case. “The woman, presenting false facts as true, pretending to have divination abilities, managed in a period of two years to extract from the victim a total amount of 15,000 euros,” police said in a statement.

Hotel corpse. Firefighters on Santorini sent to put out a blaze that started in a hotel in the village of Oia found the body of a man on the premises, the fire service said yesterday. The four firemen were able to extinguish the small blaze quickly, the fire service said. Reports said the body, found in the lobby, was believed to be that of the owner.

Death plunge.

Police yesterday were investigating the circumstances around the death of a man who plunged from the sixth floor of a building in central Athens. According to reports, the man died instantly on impact. The building is located on Paparigopoulou Street near central Klafthmonos Square. The identity of the man was not disclosed.