Police are investigating theft from a bank account and securing goods under false pretenses after a British permanent resident of Paphos reported that her missing credit card had been used at various shops and to withdraw cash, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday.

It said that the 74-year-old had filed a complaint on Monday that two days earlier, she had noticed her credit card was missing. She went to the bank on Monday to cancel it and found out that on June 16, the card had been used at seven different shops to purchase items with a total value of €367. It had also been used at an ATM twice to withdrawn €1,800 each time.

Police will be checking CCTV at the shops and the ATMs as they search for the perpetrator.