The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia began two investigations in Cieza (Murcia) to clarify fraud crimes committed through telematic means that have resulted in the location and arrest of four people as alleged perpetrators of the crime of fraud.
During the operations, which are still open, they had the collaboration of their counterparts in Malaga, Zaragoza and Valencia, so far, they have recovered a large amount of cash stolen from the victims through the criminal activity now clarified.
Operation 'Trouble': fake son in trouble scam
The civil guards began operation 'Trouble' last year, to investigate the scam committed through the Internet with the argument or deception of the false son in trouble.
This 'modus operandi' consists of a deception based on sending text messages, in which cyber scammers pose as a son or daughter in trouble, arguing that the young person's phone has been damaged or has been stolen. stolen and needs to make some payments urgently.
In many cases, parents make the requested bank transfers via SMS and shortly after verify that their descendants do not have any problems.
In this case, a neighbor from Archena reported having been a victim of fraud through this type of cyber scam. The complainant informed investigators after receiving an SMS that said the following: “Hello mom, my other phone is broken, this is the new number, send me a message through Whatsapp.”
The mother, giving credibility to the content of the message, began a conversation through WhatsApp. The cyber scammers posed as her daughter and managed to deceive the complainant, who made up to five bank transfers to different accounts for a high amount.
The investigation carried out by the Cieza Civil Guard, in collaboration with its counterparts from the Malaga and Zaragoza commands, made it possible to identify, locate and arrest the three alleged perpetrators of the events investigated, for the crime of fraud over the internet.
In addition to this case, in recent months and with a similar modus operandi, the Benemérita carried out a total of five investigations with victims from Abarán, Archena, Cieza and Yecla. The civil guards were able to recover and return to the victims around 10,000 euros that were swindled. A total of nine alleged cyber scammers were also located, acting from different provinces and other countries.
Operation 'Davnes': scam about the fake broker
The Civil Guard also carried out an operation to investigate a scam known as the 'false broker'. The hook of this scam consists of offering an investment in which an exorbitant return is guaranteed in a short period of time.
The victim usually has access to a website where they believe they are following the evolution of their investment in real time. When trying to recover the supposed benefits, the perpetrators begin to request, under various excuses, the payment of certain amounts of money until finally, the victim is convinced that they have suffered a scam and reports it, according to the same sources.
In this sense, the agents opened an operation to clarify a cyber scam committed through the fake broker scam in Archena.
In this case, the victim was interested in several investment advertisements. She contacted the scammers through a phone call, in which a supposed stock broker offered to invest her money and thus obtain large profits in a short period of time.
The cyber scammer managed to convince the victim to install a remote control application on his mobile phone and thus take full control of his device and access his online banking by making several bank transfers for a large amount of money.
The investigation, also with the collaboration of the Organic Unit of the Judicial Police of the Valencia command, led the civil guards to identify, locate and arrest in Valencia the alleged perpetrator of the criminal acts investigated.
In general, to avoid becoming victims of these types of scams, the Civil Guard recommends distrusting conversations via messaging where immediate bank transfers are urgently requested and always try to contact directly the family member requesting the money.
Regarding the 'Fake Broker' scam, Benemérita recommends distrusting promises of high returns without risk, as well as the urgency and pressure of the supposed broker and trying to obtain as much information as possible about the investment agency.
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