A 21-year-old man from Granada, with no prior criminal record, is under investigation by the Civil Guard in Granada. He is suspected of committing internet fraud against a resident of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The victim reported the incident to the Civil Guard in May after receiving a text message from the bank alerting him of an unauthorized transaction. The message prompted the victim to click on a link, supposedly directing to the official bank website, as stated in an official release.
The imposter, posing as a financial advisor, contacted the victim and claimed to have detected unauthorized activities in clients’ accounts. Furthermore, the scammer informed the victim about loans being taken out in their name and instructed them to make multiple Bizum transfers to a specified phone number to cancel the loan allegedly taken out in the victim’s name.
In response to the apparent financial emergency, the victim made twelve transfers, only to realize later that they had fallen victim to a scam, losing a total of 4,360 euros. The Civil Guard of Santa Cruz de Tenerife traced the money to a bank account in Granada, prompting an investigation and search for the alleged perpetrator.
