The Civil Guard has arrested three people in Tenerife and is investigating a fourth for defrauding more than 200,000 euros from 170 victims by sending fraudulent SMS. They are charged with crimes of belonging to a criminal group, continued fraud, money laundering, usurpation of civil status and illegal possession of weapons.
In messages, scammers They posed as a bank reporting an alleged security problem that had to be solved urgently by clicking on the link they sent.