The Guardia Civil arrests 22 people for phishing scams
The Guardia Civil of Valencia has arrested 22 people, spread across different cities in Spain for carrying out phishing scams, which were dedicated to sending emails with links that redirected to fake websites that impersonated those of banking institutions. They are accused of 61 crimes in which they stole the victims' keys, passwords and digital signatures, which were later used to access their bank accounts.
References:
- 07/06/2022 larazon.es La Guardia Civil de Valencia detiene a 22 personas en toda España por estafas con el método “phishing”
- 07/06/2022 epe.es Detienen a 22 personas por estafar a 61 víctimas en toda España con el método "phishing"
- 07/06/2022 levante-emv.com La Guardia Civil de Valencia detiene a 22 personas por estafar 108.000 euros con el método 'phishing'
- 07/06/2022 saforguia.com La Guardia Civil detiene a 22 personas en toda España por estafas con el método del 'phishing'
- 07/06/2022 genbeta.com Una estafa de phishing en España acaba con 22 detenidos que enviaban mails que parecían de bancos para robar: así operaban