The National Police of La Rioja and Vigo-Redondela have arrested, in a joint operation, two members of a criminal organization as alleged perpetrators of several scams in towns in Spain through the method of simulated bank transfers, for an approximate value … of almost 40,000 euros.
It was last April 2, in Vigo, when the manager of a company branch reported his suspicions about the possible commission of a scam in the purchase of electrical material, since he had received an order worth more than 13,000 euros and was aware that several scams had been committed with the same procedure in other offices located in other parts of Spain.
Scam type: simulated bank transfer
An investigation was initiated in which it was discovered that the modus operandi consisted of ordering large quantities of electrical material, normally copper cable, by telephone, and then appearing at the establishment and picking up the order, presenting proof of payment through a bank transfer, which turned out to be false since it was never paid.
The agents, with the knowledge that these people had ordered a significant amount of electrical material in a commercial establishment in the city of Vigo, appeared at the scene and proceeded to arrest them when they were preparing to commit a new scam.
Both detainees were brought to judicial custody of the Court of Instruction number 2 of Vigo.
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