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Dec 14, 2024

Spain busts voice phishing ring for defrauding 10,000 bank customers

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, mobile phones

The Spanish police, working with colleagues in Peru, conducted a simultaneous crackdown on a large-scale voice phishing (vishing) scam ring in the two countries, arresting 83 individuals.

Thirty-five of the arrested people were located across Spain, including in Madrid, Barcelona, Mallorca, Salamanca, and Vigo, and another 48 were arrested in Peru.

The leader of the ring was also apprehended in Spain during the 29 simultaneous raids conducted by the cooperating police forces, which also seized cash, mobile phones, computers, and documents.

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