35 personas arrestadas en Madrid y Cataluña por estafas con SMS a clientes bancarios

The National Police have arrested 35 people belonging to a criminal group based in Madrid and Catalonia who, through simulated text messages and phone calls, have managed to defraud more than 40 people by posing as their online bank, causing an economic loss of over 120,000 euros.

As reported this Friday by the Corps in a statement, clients of financial institutions received text messages informing them that they had been victims of a fraudulent operation. These simulated SMS messages included a link they had to access to block that supposed operation, but in reality, it redirected them to a webpage that impersonated their online banking.

As a result, 43 victims of these acts committed during the early months of 2024 have been identified, spread throughout the national territory, and to whom the criminals caused an economic loss of over 120,000 euros.

In the operation, carried out jointly by the police headquarters of Madrid, Catalonia, and Gijón, 35 people have been arrested, including the leaders of the organization, who are accused of belonging to a criminal group, continuous fraud, and money laundering. After the arrests, they were brought before the judicial authority.