US EditionFake Lottery Scam Dismantled at Request of German Authorities
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Access Alert: Swedish Authorities Crack Down on Spoofed Calls and Number Misuse - Access Partnership
The increase in scam calls and text messages has propelled regulatory authorities worldwide to tighten Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements for telecommunications providers. This regulatory response looks to curb illegal activities and enhance consumer protection. Recently, the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) issued new regulatory measures requiring the blocking of calls under specific circumstances, as a measure to tackle a recent sur…
In five European countries, including the Czech Republic, investigators have been conducting raids since this morning against an internationally operating network of call center fraudsters. The Saxony Criminal Investigation Office and the Dresden Public Prosecutor's Office announced this in a joint statement. More than 170 accused phone fraudsters allegedly posed as representatives of banks or the police and tried to deceive mainly elderly peopl…
Fake lottery scam dismantled at request of German authorities
A major, long-term fraud involving fake lottery winnings has been dismantled at the request of the German authorities, with the support of Eurojust and Europol. During an action day in Austria, Czechia, Greece and Slovakia, three suspects were arrested. The fraud had been ongoing for at least 10 years, causing financial losses of at least EUR 8 million.
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aachener-zeitung.deSaxon investigators are targeting a Europe-wide gang of suspected telephone fraudsters. This morning, searches were carried out in five countries.
The Dresden Public Prosecutor's Office and the Cybercrime Competence Center of the Landeskriminalamt Sachsen investigate more than 30,000 cases in a European-wide structural trial against more than 170 accused persons for suspecting commercial and gang fraud and for suspected money laundering. The accused are suspected by fraudulent call center activities, at least since 2014 a [...] The post Suspect of the call center fraud: European-wide searc…
A police operation of the Sub-Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of Northern Greece has been underway since early this morning in areas of Central Macedonia and Eastern Macedonia - Thrace, as part of an investigation being conducted… Police operation in Northern Greece as part of a European investigation warrant for criminal fraud - NAVTEMPORIKI
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