Civil Guard13 members of the terrorist organization were arrested in the ‘Parepal Mullers’ operation. More than six million euros were defrauded online. Likewise, 11 houses were registered in the town of Malaga. marbella And Malaga capital city.
As reported in a statement by the armed institute, at least 100 crimes were solved in different parts of the entire national territory and 30 in different countries of the European Union.
During the calls, 70 mobile terminals, 1 tablet, 6 laptops, 1 desktop computer, 1 color printer, 85 SIM cards from different operators, Material for making fraudulent contractsagendas in which the accounts of some members of the organization were noted, bank documents and numerous credit cards, 7,500 euros in cash and six high-end watches.
The investigation began following a complaint to the Civil Guard headquarters in Alcalá la Real (Jaén), reporting that a company had been defrauded using the “Man in the Middle” method. companies check the e-mails that both companies send to each other via e-mail.
In this incident, the affected company reported that it detected that an invoice of 29,000 Euros had been paid to another company, while the fraudsters changed the account number to which the payment would be made.
As the investigation continued, the teams identified the owner of the account into which the fraudulent money was deposited. person whose identity is stolenIt was revealed that the alleged perpetrators opened 13 accounts in their own names in different banking institutions, all in the state of Malaga.
The Civil Guard subsequently identified ten more people who had become victims of identity theft since the organization opened 47 more bank accounts. This brought the total to 60 accounts controlled by the criminal organization.
Accounts were opened personally in branches in the province of Malaga by a first level dedicated to this task. To open it, they used personal documents of victims lost or stolen in different parts of the national territory and received an economic benefit for each account obtained.
Civil Guards were able to determine that the organization would achieve its goal Enter more than two million euros into 60 accountsOf this, 620,000 euros were to be transferred to other foreign and national accounts, and this work was carried out by the second level of the organization.
Likewise, 408 thousand euros were withdrawn in cash from ATMs by the third-level members of the organization, and 972 thousand euros were taken back by the investigators by blocking their bank accounts.
After examining the accounts, it was alleged that the organization had committed fraud worth over six million euros. They laundered the money from the fraud by establishing connections with Spanish and foreign companies from which they purchased the products and then shipped them to Nigeria.
Detainees charged with alleged authorship of crimes Ongoing computer fraud, membership in a criminal organization, document forgery, marital status usurpation and money laundering.
The Civil Guard continues to analyze seized documents that could lead to the discovery of more crimes and more arrests.
This action, together with the creation of the Teams, is part of the response of the General Directorate of Civil Security to reduce the exponential increase in the number of crimes committed through ICT, in particular computer fraud. Mission to strengthen cybercrime investigation and prosecution capabilities at national and international levels.
To prevent such frauds, the Civil Guard reminded: recommends that companies agree in advance on the account numbers to be used in commercial relations and establish an alternative contact method other than email to verify any account changes that occur.
They also recommend using strong passwords, sending encrypted emails and attachments, and facilitating cybersecurity training for employees.