The Ministry of Development informs citizens that in recent hours a fraudulent email has been circulating, falsely appearing to come from the Ministry of Development and offering a free holiday package. The ministry emphasizes that this is an attempt to deceive the public.
In a related announcement, the ministry noted that the Cyber Crime Division has already been informed about the case.
The message being circulated, which the Ministry of Development denies, reads as follows:
MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT
Department of Social Protection & Solidarity
Athens, December 2025
Dear fellow citizens,
By direct order of the Minister of Development, Mr. Takis Theodorikakos, and fully funded by the Social Cohesion Fund, the National Program Christmas Family Rescue 2025 begins IMMEDIATELY.
EVERY Greek familyregardless of incomeis entitled to a completely FREE holiday package filled with selected Greek products, so that no home in our country spends the holidays without joy and abundance.
Your familys package includes:
1 lamb or goat (810 kg)
1 turkey (45 kg)
2 kg premium beef (for soup or roast)
5 liters of extra virgin olive oil
3 kg thyme honey
2 kg fresh cow butter
2 Christopsoma (Christmas breads) + 2 Vasilopita (New Years cakes)
2 kg of Kourabiedes & Melomakarona
1 kg PDO feta + 1 kg Cretan Graviera
500 g pastourmas or kavourmas
3 large packages of Christmas sweets & chocolates
2 kg rice + 2 kg lentils
1 can of evaporated milk for children
1 Christmas surprise toy for each child in the family
Distribution dates: December 2023, 2025, at supermarkets and municipal centers throughout Greece.
FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Register in 3 simple steps:
Reply IMMEDIATELY to this official email with:
Full name of the head of the household
Exact home address
Active mobile phone (for calls & WhatsApp)
Nearest supermarket (name + full address)
Pay a one-time logistics & registration fee of only 100 (covers safe packaging, transport, and delivery).
Payment details (Approved government account):
Beneficiary: Gain Sarojit
Bank: Piraeus Bank
Account number: 6221168262351
IBAN: GR3901712210006221168262351
BIC/SWIFT: PIRBGRAA
Address: Kepseli 69, Athens, Greece
Send proof of payment immediatelyyour package will be secured and delivered on the scheduled date.
Do not let any Greek home go without Christmas this year. Register TODAY and secure your familys holiday package!
Merry and Blessed Christmas to all Greek families!
With special regards,
Takis Theodorikakos
Minister of Development
Hellenic Republic
(Official Ministry Seal)
The Ministry clearly states this message is fake and fraudulent. Citizens should not respond or make any payment and are advised to report suspicious messages to the authorities.
