Danish police arrested on Thursday 135 people in a nationwide operation linked to fraudulent money laundering on the elderly.
police action, which 600 agentsfocused on so-called “mules” who made their bank accounts available to criminals to launder money from illegal activities.
“We believe that around 200 people can be blamed for this.” Inspector Torben Svarrer of the National Special Crime Unit explained at a press conference.
Those affected by fraud seniors contacted by phone to steal contact details and bank accounts.
“Scammers don’t normally wire money to themselves, instead they use ‘mules’. maybe they are a bit naive and we made their accounts available to criminals for money laundering,” said Svarrer.
The police announced that some of the detainees will be released, while others will be released. going to court to decide on their detention.
These are at least 400 cases. victims lost all their savings.