a long inquiry about National Police Technological Crimes groups Palm And Madrid allowed arrests of at least four people in recent months, alleged members One year ago, an organization ripped More than 300.000 Euros for Palma Town Hall “CEO scam,” in police terms, by impersonating the bank account of a company that provides cleaning services in municipal buildings. Those arrested are charged with several more crimes with these characteristics, committed in other Spanish cities.
Fraud victimized by Palma City Council preparation began in February of last year, When Treasury Department received an email from the Contracts Division HE apparently it was sent in order by the Samyl company, who cares cleaning services for municipal buildings. The message was showing: the company would change the bank account and add another account’s data, which payments will be entered after that.
City Council implemented the protocol created for these situations and requested a signed and stamped bank proof of ownership to verify that it was their supplier. According to Cort sources, criminals managed to falsify these documents, that they have submitted with a seal and electronic signature, and “with a complete look as if it were real.”
You paid two bills to the new account on March 8, 2022 what they show him for his worth 263,652 and 39,498 euros. Total, 303.150 €. Those responsible for Cort were not aware of the scam until now. Samyl’s company demanded payments. For this reason They reported the fraud to the National Police.
The investigation was left to the courthouse Technological Crimes Group of Palma National Police, confirming that City Hall suffered. of what is known asCEO Fraud”. The emails and money were traced to Madrid, so the effort was taken over by one of the Technological Crimes groups in the Spanish capital.
One of the most advanced hacker gangs
Expert agents have worked hard so far: identify the alleged perpetrators of the fraud. It seems about an organized group that will commit other similar crimes in other cities.
In the last few months they four suspects arrested in an improved operation in two stages. Investigators with arrests eliminated one of the most sophisticated hacker gangs operating in the country.
As a result of the fraud, Palma City Council protection plan to improve the protocol followed until then contribution of bank ownership certificates and not be a victim of such fraud in the future.
The National Police repeatedly insists They need to be extremely careful in electronic transactions. Millions of deceptive emails circulate on the network every day. In Palma alone, the National Police receives ten to fifteen computer fraud complaints each day.