Police operation dismantles bank scam organisation
The Spanish National Police have dismantled the financing structure of the Trinitarios gang with the arrest of a total of 40 people. The detainees have been charged with crimes such as belonging to a criminal organisation, bank fraud, document forgery, identity theft and money laundering.
Among those arrested, two of them were crackers, who carried out banking scams using phishing and smishing techniques, allegedly deceiving around 300,000 people and defrauding them of up to 700,000 euros.
According to the investigation, the money they took out was used to pay the lawyers' fees of the members who were in prison, to pay membership fees or to buy drugs and weapons.
References
- 09/05/2023 policia.es La Policía Nacional desmantela la estructura de financiación de los Trinitarios con la que defraudaron más de 700.000 euros
- 09/05/2023 bleepingcomputer.com Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring
- 09/05/2023 elpais.com Hackers y estafas de la banda de los Trinitarios para pagarse a los abogados y las fiestas
- 09/05/2023 elmundo.es Golpe policial a la estructura financiera de la banda de los Trinitarios con 40 detenidos
- 10/05/2023 20minutos.es Enlace engañoso, empresas ficticias, 'hackers'... la operación de los Trinitarios para su estructura de financiación