National Police agents specializing in Cybercrime from the Valencia High Police Headquarters have been arrested in three municipalities of Palencia. seven people to be accused of two million euro macro scam to some big store via website purchase.
Although the arrests were made in the aforementioned province of Castile-Leon, the investigation was conducted from Valencia, thanks to the company’s head of the security department subsequently divulging the facts to the National Police in the capital of Túria. Stores in Valencia spotted weeks ago security breach in electronic purchases that allow suspected criminals to commit crimes fake more than a few months.
According to the information Levante-EMV has reached, those arrested at the moment made purchases on the store’s website, but instead of paying and completing the purchase, they left the products in the cart virtual since the system also created discount coupons related to the effects achieved. In fact, they simulated high-value purchases by taking advantage of high-promotion moments like the Black Friday or Cyber Monday campaign.
Juicy sales on Wallapop
Thus, they used these checks and codes to acquire new products at a very advantageous price of between 10% and 30% of the value of what they ‘buy’, which then allowed them to sell them on second-hand internet platforms. As in the case of Wallapop, at a very advantageous price that continues to report important benefits.
In fact, according to estimations, the real cost of the products they put up for sale and still stocked would have been 2 million, whereas they would have paid 200,000 liras. will be arrested now €1.8 million.
Five records in three towns in Palencia
Among the items seized during searches of five homes, many of which were conducted in Palencia’s three municipalities – Husillos, Villalobón and Monzón de Campos – included: since bicycles a high end watchesas well as dozens sportswear and other types, all are top brands.
Seven detainees were placed at the disposal of the Palencia court, which conducted the investigation, this morning, according to sources consulted in the Castile-Leon capital. The same sources reported that the seized property is under judicial custody.