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Hundreds of bank accounts hit by €1.9 million cyber scam with 1,000 phone text messages sent per minute to fool victims in Spain

Hundreds of bank accounts hijacked by €1.9 million cyber scam with 1,000 phone text messages sent per minute to fool victims in Spain

A CYBERSCAM that netted €1.9 million has been busted by the Policia Nacional with 760 victims conned via bogus bank text messages. A dozen arrests

20 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Brits are named among victims of €1million ‘man in the middle’ scam in Spain: Police make 30 arrests

A MASS scam that netted over €1 million by sending bogus invoices via emails has been busted by the Guardia Civil. The con is known

7 May, 2024 @ 13:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Hackers who made €3million by cloning SIM cards across Spain are arrested

A MALAGA-LED cyberhacking gang swindled over €3.3 million out of victims across Spain through a phone SIM card con. Seven people have been arrested by

4 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Property ‘scam’ latest in Spain: Three arrests after buyers in Andalucia and Murcia paid up to €55,000 for homes that will NEVER be built

THREE people have been arrested in Malaga for scamming around 1,200 clients who paid up to €55,000 for homes that will never be built. The

5 Mar, 2024 @ 14:30

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Police dismantle giant sports betting fraud that fixed results and ‘delayed’ live satellite tv pictures to fool bookmakers in Spain

75 members of a sports betting syndicate that duped bookmakers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency in association with Europol

1 Mar, 2024 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

17 Workers At Itv Vehicle Testing Station Arrested For Massive Fraud In Spain's Murcia Area

Mass vehicle test scam sees defective cars getting ‘pass’ certificates in Spain’s Mar Menor area

A massive scam has been uncovered at San Javier’s ITV vehicle testing station in the Murcia region, with defective cars sailing through road safety checks.

13 Jun, 2022 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Fraudsters pocketed €4 million by selling fake citizenship exam diplomas across Spain

POLICE say a Barcelona-based gang netted €4 million by selling fake diplomas to Spanish citizenship applicants. The criminal organisation was broken up in simultaneous arrests

10 Dec, 2021 @ 13:48

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News