this Civil Guard Valencia has arrested 22 people for phishing scams against 61 victims in different parts of Spain, including Oviedo. Get more than 108,000 Euros imitating the web pages of different banking institutions.
about 10 men and 12 women 22 to 63-year-olds arrested in Palma de Mallorca (8), Barcelona (6), San Sebastián (3), Oviedo (2), Tarragona (1), Seville (1) and Pamplona (1), Meritorious sources said Tuesday. as reported.
Detainees of Spanish, Cuban, Moroccan, Portuguese and Senegalese nationality are charged with 61 perpetual fraud charges, 61 forged documents charges, 61 discovery and disclosure of secrets belonging to a criminal group.
The arrests were made possible thanks to the ‘MUZİB’ operation that started last year. Complaint made to the Tavernes de la Valldigna Civil Guard (Valencia) charged with fraud through a mobile payment platform.
The mode of operation used by the gang consisted of spoofing web pages of various banking institutions, whose links were sent in “hook” emails; this allowed them to obtain keys, passwords or digital signatures, access bank accounts and make wire transfers. those affected.
During the investigations, complaints were made to the Civil Guard, the National Police, Mossos de Escuadra, the Navarre Regional Police, the Ertzaintza and the Madrid Municipal Police, and it was found that those currently detained had made more than 500 repeated transfers. In order not to be discovered and even to empty an account of 8,000 euros with 16 transactions.
Likewise, the criminal network used ‘bank mules’, people who lent their accounts for financial fees.
In total, those studied were found to be using it. 34 bank accounts and 48 phone lines, both on your behalf and on behalf of third parties, to prevent investigations even under false identities.
Besides the arrests 29 bank accounts blocked by judge, In addition to 20,500 euros, 56 criminal acts have been clarified, this criminal group has not been completely disbanded and further arrests are expected.
The case was submitted to the Sueca (Valencia) Court of First Instance and Order No. 1.