The criminal group sent messages to sellers via popular advertising portals, which contained prepared links redirecting to prepared carrier websites or payment cards. Fraudsters used illegally obtained payment card details and defrauded over 320 people for a total amount exceeding PLN 1 million – .
The police arrested the “king of phishing”. He heard 328 charges
The group’s leader had been hiding from law enforcement for over a year in Poland and Ukraine, but was finally captured. Officers of the Management Board of the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime in Łódź, as part of an investigation conducted under the supervision of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Łódź, detained a man who founded and headed an organized international criminal group carrying out phishing frauds.
The prosecutor presented the suspect with as many as 328 charges relating to establishing and leading an organized criminal group, theft and burglary of bank accounts, computer fraud and laundering of money derived from crimes. At the request of the prosecutor, the court imposed a preventive measure on the suspect in the form of pre-trial detention for a period of 3 months.
The services urge caution
The Central Office for Combating Cybercrime appeals to verify the content of messages. The links they contain may lead to websites impersonating real electronic banking websites. “Lack of verification may result in the loss of funds from bank accounts,” we read.
Source: Gazeta
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