Hoaxers in Greece are telling tourists to evacuate their holiday rentals or pay a $540 fine amid a housing crisis in Athens

• Tourists in Athens are being told by fraudsters to evacuate their holiday rentals, authorities say.
• Fake posters are appearing at apartment buildings warning of a bed bug "plague" and $540 fines.
• Holiday rentals have been a subject of ire for some residents as housing prices soar in the capital.

Greece's Health Ministry warned on Tuesday that fraudsters have been putting up fake posters at holiday rental apartments telling tourists to evacuate due to an apparent bed bug "plague."