spanish national police worked with the U.S. Secret Service to dismantle a cybercriminal group that stole millions of dollars from U.S. citizens and businesses.
Nine suspected members of the group were arrested. In Madrid he has eight and in Miami one. $215,000).
Scammers apparently send phishing emails and texts to individuals and US businesses in an attempt to hand over sensitive personal and financial information. They hide the origin of the call and follow up with a vishing call to get the rest of the details they need.
In some cases, members of the group hosted three-way calls simultaneously with victims and their US banks in order to bypass security checks and gain access to accounts.
They used stolen details to make fraudulent payments and transfer victims’ funds to 100 bank accounts in Spain. According to Spanish police, the money was then withdrawn from ATMs, sent abroad via new bank transfers, or converted into cryptocurrencies.
In addition to seizing luxury items such as watches, police also seized 44 mobile phones, four laptops, three desktop computers, three tablets and a monitor, bags full of luxury clothing and shoes, documents and bank cards, A compressed air gun, eight counterfeit passports, and various other items were seized. jewelry.
Spanish police have frozen 74 bank accounts and assets worth more than €500,000 ($538,000). Total losses for victims are believed to be even higher at around €7 million ($7.5 million).
Police claimed that one-fifth of crimes committed in Spain are now online.
