A complaint in Tudela de Duero (Valladolid) led to an investigation by the Civil Guard that resulted in an investigation. six people and at least 135 love scam Online with an international network that comes to earn more than one million Euros.
The operation, called ‘Clineda’, began in August 2021, when one of the victims reported it to the Tudela de Duero Civil Guard. been scammed on the internet for months and this resulted in the investigation of six of them as perpetrators of numerous love fraud, racketeering, and money laundering crimes. all from different countries and residing in Spain.
writers then gain the victim’s trust to simulate risk and need situations, Civil Guard sources, who learned that the victim had made bank transfers amounting to more than 3,000 Euros, informed Europa Press.
When the victim refused to make any further transfers, the perpetrator began extorting money from him.threatened to disseminate private videos on social networks and contacts if he did not make another transfer.
Also called “romantic scam”, this type of scam consists of exploiting emotional personal relationships where the scammer seeks victims through websites, social networks or mass emails with the idea of pretending to be a potential lover or couple. Fake love or sexual interest often leads to a virtual relationship, which can take several months before the victims gain their trust.
During the development of the investigation, The Civil Guard identified 135 more potential victims between Spain, Germany, Italy and France.
After contacting some of them, it became clear that they had been scammed at the time, so they were alerted and informed by the agents and advised them to file a complaint in their home country as soon as possible.
Research
As a result of the efforts to identify and investigate the perpetrators of the incidents, data on transfers made from different internet service providers via e-mail and instant messaging and from various banking institutions were requested.
After analyzing the movements between this and other bank accounts, A criminal organization of six people from different countries was disbanded All members of a criminal organization residing in the towns of (Spain, France, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali and Morocco), Mahón (Balearic Islands), Recas (Toledo), Peralta (Navarra), Ribarroja de Turia (Valencia) and Bordeaux (France) ), each performing defined functions (leader, co-perpetrator, collaborator, beneficiary, mediators, and economic mules) to carry out the criminal act under investigation.
Scammers could have managed to scam over 1,040,725 eurosvia mules (people who receive initial payments from the complainant, then enter different account numbers).
Most of the money raised was integrated into the financial system, making purchases related to the engine world, payments as lenders, etc. succeeded in acquitting him.
The investigation was conducted by the Organic Unit of the Valladolid Judicial Police and the Valladolid Civil Guard Team @ and collaborated with other Units such as UOPJ Gerona, ETPJ Menorca, ETPJ Ribarroja (Valencia), Team. @ Navarra, Team @ Illescas (Toledo) and ETPJ Madrid.
Advising not to trust unknown persons requesting money transfers, the Civil Guard stated that necessary investigations are ongoing to find those most affected by the way this criminal group operates. It is also recommended that these facts be reported as soon as possible so that investigations can begin.