In Bucaramanga and seven other cities, ten people were captured who managed to seize more than $1.8 billion through computer means.
Colonel Carlos Efrén Fuelágan Cabrera, commander of the Santander Police, provided the details of the dismantling of a criminal group that was known as ‘The Advisors’ who were dedicated to theft by computer means.
The work was led by the Sijin of the Santander Police, Desan, with the support of the Attorney General’s Office and the National Army.
“We managed to collect evidentiary material elements and physical evidence that allowed the dismantling of a common organized criminal group, required for the crimes of theft by computer means and conspiracy to commit a crime. They were linked to 55 cases of theft worth $1.8 billion, which directly affected the financial sector,” said Police Commander Desan.
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The way ‘The Advisors’ operated was to create fictitious commercial establishments to acquire products and services. Once the money from the purchases had been debited, they reversed the transactions through access to computer systems, affecting the financial institution.
“In addition, they impersonated people with false documents whose credit profile was raised to obtain financial products that, once collected, were not canceled,” the officer reported.
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In the raids, 18 cell phones, 59 credit or debit cards, three tablets, 98 identification cards, 170 acrylic cards or fingerprints, a computer and 44 SIM cards were seized.
“We invite the community to consider the following recommendations: take special care with identity documents and do not share personal information with strangers; Regarding transactions, authorize the financial institution a second information authentication mechanism before disbursement; use of reliable equipment and networks where privileged personal information is not exposed; have different strengthened keys for each financial product or service,” the Police recalled.
