An employee for an accountant’s office in Paphos lost €6,000 when she received an email, appearing to be from a bank, asking her to update her personal details.

The police said on Friday that the woman followed the instructions and soon afterwards found the sum had been taken from her bank account.

She immediately filed a complaint with the police.

Following the incident, the police have repeated warnings against following links and uploading personal details.

A 45-year-old woman has reported losing €1,219 after falling victim to an online scam, the police said on Wednesday, while also warning people to be wary of possible further scam operations.

The woman said she had received a text message regarding an unpaid fine, and clicked a link in that text message, which took her to a website which prompted her to enter her car’s registration details.

At this point, she said, a fake document appeared on the page containing information about a fine worth €6.59.

She said she then clicked on an option to pay the fine and entered her personal details, as well as her bank details, into the website, though she did not complete the transaction.

However, when she later checked her bank account, she found that she had made a payment of €1,219.

The police said its investigation into the matter is ongoing, and advised the public that it “never communicates” in this way to call on members of the public to pay fine.

Additionally, it called upon the public to “be particularly cautious when receiving messages containing electronic links”.

“It is recommended that the public avoid following such electronic links and never provide or enter personal or banking information on unknown websites,” it said, before urging the public to reach out to the police should they have doubts over the veracity of messages they have received.