News - 100 arrested in Spain for bank account fraud

The Spanish Civil Guard stopped the activities of a criminal organization that committed bank fraud, according to the press release of the law enforcement agencies. According to their data, 100 people were detained in various regions of Spain, and an investigation was launched against another 151. They are primarily youth aged 18 to 25. As per the investigators, in Province of Malaga alone, the suspects committed a fraud in the amount of almost 1.2 million euros. In the scams, criminals posed as representatives of banks to access victims' accounts and then make purchases and money transfers without their consent.