17 people arrested for committing fraud through smishing
The National Police has dismantled a criminal group that committed fraud by sending fraudulent SMS (smishing) impersonating a bank. The victims, a total of 170, received an SMS alerting them of an incident in their bank account accompanied by a link. This link redirected to a fraudulent website that requesting the credentials of the online account and the contact telephone number. In this way, the cybercriminals managed to defraud more than 145,000 euros.
Thanks to the victims' complaints and the investigation carried out, several people were identified in different parts of Spain, although more arrests are not ruled out, as the investigation is still open.
References:
- 04/01/2023 policia.es La Policía Nacional detiene a 17 personas que defraudaron 145.000 euros mediante smishing
- 05/01/2023 genbeta.com Esta banda española estafó 145.000 euros suplantando a entidades bancarias a través de un SMS: la Policía ya los ha detenido
- 04/01/2023 cope.es Detenidas 17 personas por defraudar 145.000 euros enviando SMS falsos
- 04/04/2023 cadenaser.com Detenidos 17 ciberdelincuentes, 3 de ellos en Zaragoza que obtenían los datos bancarios de sus víctimas
- 04/01/2023 europapress.es 17 detenidos por presunto fraude de 145.000 euros con 'smishing' en Barcelona, Zaragoza y Madrid
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