An employee of a store in Valencia scammed two customers for about 20,000 euros by copying their SIM cards

The investigations began after the agents received several complaints containing incidental information, as they were all clients of the same establishment in Valencia, according to police sources.

A scam of about 20,000 euros

Discovered during the search for facts two fraud duplicate SIM card and then the use of bank details to make purchases or withdrawals of 16,300 and 2,200 euros and identity theft. Whoever seized this information had used the victim’s data to purchase a mobile terminal.

During the reviews, the agents compared the workers at the workplace with images of different locations where extractions and purchases were made.

They have also learned that some of their purchases are made through cards they receive prepaid credits that can be converted to the cryptocurrency of choice, without the need to associate a bank account.

Finally, the police identified the suspect, an employee of a Hispanic organization recognized by the victims as the person who treated them. The man is accused of making a copy of his SIM cards.

For these facts, agents arrested the defendant for alleged perpetrators of two frauds and another identity theft crime. Police sources stated that the suspect, who has a police record of similar incidents, has already gone to court.

How does this scam work?

Fraud”change sim“it consists of fraudulently duplicating the SIM card of a person’s mobile phone, impersonating his identity to get the copy.

When the victim loses phone service, they access their personal information using verification messages to the number.