Police Investigate Widespread Phishing Scam – Main Perpetrator Suspected of 26 Serious Crimes

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The man is suspected of organizing the sending of phishing messages to 91,000 Finnish phone numbers in the name of Mobilepay.

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The police in Southwest Finland report on the investigation into a large phishing ring in a press release. Criminals defrauded people of almost 200,000 euros with scam messages sent in the name of the mobile payment application Mobilepay. Now the police say they suspect seven men of aggravated crimes. The police in Southwest Finland report on the preliminary investigation, which is in its final stages, in a press release.