Spanish police arrest Bitcoin launderers in international credit card fraud case

2019-6-14 12:51

Spanish police have arrested 35 people allegedly involved in an international counterfeit bank card ring which laundered its profits using Bitcoin. Criminals made more than $675,855 (€600,000) and laundered more than $891,250 (€1,000,000), according to local media reports.

Most of those arrested hailed from Spain, Nigeria, Cameroon, Morocco, and Equatorial Guinea. The criminals defrauded 210 victims in Spain, and a further 20 in Israel, Denmark, Germany, France, and Greece. Spain’s Civil Guard – the force leading the investigation – says it’s detected 104 fraudulent cards made in Spain and other 12 countries. The investigation was sparked after a car rental company in Alicante…

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