OP Yesterday - 04:20 AM
A joint operation by the Belgian and Dutch intelligence services led to the arrest of eight suspects involved in large-scale telephone fraud. The operation involved 17 searches in various locations in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The criminals used phishing links in emails, instant messages and SMS messages to lure victims to fake banking websites. The data entered was then used to deceive them: victims were called on behalf of “bank employees” or the “anti-fraud team”, convincing them that they needed help. In this way, the criminals emptied bank accounts, causing damage estimated at millions of euros.
source : https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2024/decem...erold.html
[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaOQFSk33Qc]
To carry out their operations, the criminals rented luxury apartments and used them as call centers. The main target was elderly people, who were sometimes visited directly at home. Most of the crimes took place in Belgium, but the main organizers were in the Netherlands.
The criminals used the stolen money to buy expensive watches, jewelry, and throw parties in elite clubs. They actively demonstrated their “successful” life on social networks, sometimes posting photos with famous people to increase their status. In one of the discovered correspondence, the criminals bragged that they had even deceived elderly people. The manipulations were based on precise knowledge of the psychological weaknesses of the victims. In cases of failure, the fraudsters did not hesitate to be rude and insult their interlocutors.
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According to the investigation, residents of at least 10 European countries were affected, and the total damage amounted to several million euros. The police managed to seize luxury accessories and cash, electronic devices, and firearms.
The investigation began in 2022 in Belgium. Later, Dutch investigators joined in, as the main suspects were Dutch citizens. Europol and Eurojust helped coordinate the actions of the police in the two countries and provided analytical support.
source : https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-pres...etherlands
The criminals used phishing links in emails, instant messages and SMS messages to lure victims to fake banking websites. The data entered was then used to deceive them: victims were called on behalf of “bank employees” or the “anti-fraud team”, convincing them that they needed help. In this way, the criminals emptied bank accounts, causing damage estimated at millions of euros.
source : https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2024/decem...erold.html
[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaOQFSk33Qc]
To carry out their operations, the criminals rented luxury apartments and used them as call centers. The main target was elderly people, who were sometimes visited directly at home. Most of the crimes took place in Belgium, but the main organizers were in the Netherlands.
The criminals used the stolen money to buy expensive watches, jewelry, and throw parties in elite clubs. They actively demonstrated their “successful” life on social networks, sometimes posting photos with famous people to increase their status. In one of the discovered correspondence, the criminals bragged that they had even deceived elderly people. The manipulations were based on precise knowledge of the psychological weaknesses of the victims. In cases of failure, the fraudsters did not hesitate to be rude and insult their interlocutors.
According to the investigation, residents of at least 10 European countries were affected, and the total damage amounted to several million euros. The police managed to seize luxury accessories and cash, electronic devices, and firearms.
The investigation began in 2022 in Belgium. Later, Dutch investigators joined in, as the main suspects were Dutch citizens. Europol and Eurojust helped coordinate the actions of the police in the two countries and provided analytical support.
source : https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-pres...etherlands
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