A cyber criminal organization stole one and a half million euros At least 60 people were killed in the Balearic Islands through a banking scam by spoofing the bank’s real phone number and requesting codes. Civil Guard arrested six people in Barcelona for their alleged involvement in this massive cyber fraud on the islands.
villains They deceived the victim with a ‘spoofing’ technique. This consists of spoofing a bank’s real phone number. Gang of cybercriminals contacted victim Providing them with bank security codes so they can access their bank accounts.
before that barrage of similar complaints It reached me in a short time inside Balearic Islands throughout this yearHE The Civil Guard Technological Crimes Squad activated the so-called Fretus operation. Investigations determined that these Cybercriminals were highly trained for data manipulation and impersonation of banking organizations. They used this ‘smile’ technique, a kind of ‘spoofing’ or phone scam.
investigation From the cybercrime experts of the Balearic Civil Guard managed to locate these cybercriminals in Barcelona. They found that 6 people were using it there Very advanced techniques to commit phone fraud and we can access victims’ data over the internet.
For this reason, Cybercriminals initially resorted to ‘smishing’ scams. formed Send an SMS to the potential victim’s mobile phone. in this They spoofed the bank’s number as the sender of the message. In this regard, they warned against unauthorized access to bank information. This required immediate verification that the user had performed these actions. They were directed via a link to a web page similar to their bank’s. In reality, it was controlled by cyber crooks to capture the victim’s data from their bank accounts.
Cyber fraudster ‘Alex García’
Alleged bank representative always said his name was ‘Alex García’. Their activities were such that some Media articles warned about this dangerous cybercriminal. like scammers they needed security codes they used a new account that the bank sent to the account holder The fraud technique called ‘caller ID spoofing’ if those affected had not fallen for the SMS scam. In this way, they managed to spoof the real phone number of the bank branch. They then called the victims, warning them of alleged fraud on their bank accounts and asking for their security codes.
Despite insistence, Cyber fraudsters did not give up their efforts when they could not achieve their goals. from beginning to end Voice call to banking institutions trying to transfer money from the bank. This so called ‘longing’, The deception here is the voice phone call.
Until now The investigation identified approximately 60 people affected in the Balearic Islands alone.. Again The number of people affected may be much higher on islands and national territories.
During the investigation, Civil Guard cybercrime experts managed to block fraudulent transactions worth 200,000 euros. This money was returned to its rightful owners. Electronic devices and other important items were found during house searches in Barcelona. There was also an intervention A high-end car worth 50,000 Euros.
Those detained are six people aged between 16 and 22, two of whom are minors. Four older adults placed in temporary prison. The investigation is still open and new arrests are not ruled out.