Overview

• A Valladolid woman sent €8,000 on April 9 after receiving a spoofed WhatsApp message posing as her daughter.
• She reported the incident to her bank and filed a complaint with the National Police upon realizing the deception.
• Investigators traced the messages to an alleged scammer and secured a court mandate to reverse the fraudulent transfer.
• A few days later, the bank recredited the victim’s account with the full amount under the judicial order.
• The National Police urge people to verify urgent money requests by contacting relatives directly and to avoid immediate transfers.