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2mo ago

Police Raid Cross-Border Call-Center Scam Ring in Five European Countries

Authorities executed three arrest warrants after coordinated raids on call-center scam operations tied to over 30,000 fraud cases alongside money laundering suspicions.

Im Rahmen einer Razzia wurden Wohnungen durchsucht (Symbolbild).
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Die Staatsanwaltschaft Dresden ist mit einer Razzia gegen eine Bande aus mehr als 170 Beschuldigten vorgegangen, die mit Callcentern über zehn Jahre lang Menschen betrogen haben soll. Dabei wurden zunächst drei Haftbefehle vollstreckt.

Overview

  • On June 3, law enforcement in Germany, Greece, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia searched more than 35 residential and business premises linked to the network.
  • Over 170 suspects face charges of organized and commercial fraud as well as money laundering in more than 30,000 cases dating back to at least 2014.
  • Two Greek nationals and one Turkish national were arrested under warrants carried out during the sweeps.
  • Investigators say the ring used impersonation of bank staff or police, along with forged documents and fake gambling promises, to target elderly victims and incur at least €8 million in losses.
  • Eurojust, Europol and national cybercrime units supported the multi-agency operation against this transnational scheme.