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Buenos Aires Police Raid Two Sites in Probe of ‘Cuento del Tío’ Fraud Ring

Forensic review of seized phones and computers will seek to trace the group’s communications.

Una organización dedicada a montar una empresa fantasma para cometer estafas reiteradas contra multinacionales y pequeñas y medianas empresas.
Personal policial inspecciona muebles y alacenas en uno de los domicilios, donde se hallaron dispositivos y dinero en efectivo
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Overview

  • City police executed court‑authorized searches in the Vélez Sarsfield and Floresta neighborhoods after a months‑long investigation.
  • The operation was ordered by Criminal Court No. 31 with intervention from Prosecutor’s Office No. 12.
  • Investigators confiscated 15 cellphones, a notebook, a DVR, pen drives, memory adapters, a SIM card, vehicle keys, and cash in pesos and dollars.
  • Twelve individuals were identified during the procedures, and authorities have not announced detentions or formal charges.
  • The probe began with a February complaint after a caller posing as a family accountant persuaded a domestic worker to hand over dollar savings to an impostor.