“More specifically, a woman who pretends to be a real estate agent, receives money for renting properties in Larnaca District and receives also money for buying apartments and / or houses in Larnaca district and disappears,” the Cyprus real estate agents' council said in an announcement.

The case has been reported to the police but the Cyprus real estate agents' council called on members of the public to be vigilant as regards transactions for buying and selling property and ask  the assistance of registered and licensed real estate agents.