The National Police has He disbanded a scam ring that allegedly defrauded a total of 6m euros from around 140 people in Madrid. that they appear on their criminal lists and pay to disappear from them when they pay their debts.
17 alleged members of the network headquartered in Spain and Colombia arrestedreported to the General Directorate of Security this Wednesday.
Organization defraud people registered in default files using premium rate numbersie those whose call cost is higher than others in the telephone network.
Victims who had already paid their debts called the advertised phone numbers to manage removals from the defaulters list. there was a call It costs 1.57 euros per minute.
As the researchers found, there up to five 30-minute callersthis meant a loss of about 200 euros.
One of the purposes of network members is search for as long as possiblethat the leaders of the organization distribute manuals with instructions among other members.
The police investigation began at the end of October 2019 when they identified a series of networks in Spain dedicated to advertising fraudulent services to manage the Access, Correction, Revocation and Appeal (ARCO) rights of consumers on different crime lists.
The individuals investigated acted as intermediaries between the individuals in these files and the National Association of Financial Institutions (ASNEF), a government agency that provides these services free of charge.
To advertise, scammers paid around 1.5m euros to position their webpage on Googlewhich allowed them to be placed on top of the official ASNEF website.
The organization’s operations centers were located in Spain and Colombia. Finally, Police arrested 17 people in Madrid, where six searches were conducted, half in the capital and the rest in the town of Valdemoro.
In addition, 12 bank accounts were intervened and 6 internet pages were closed.