A citizen linked to investigations for crimes against the Economic Order in the Financial Crimes modality and required through Operation Phishing was captured through investigative work by the National Police.
It is about alias “Giuseppe”, who was apprehended in the Versalles sector in the town of Don Bosco, by units of the National Directorate of Judicial Investigation and Motorized Lynx.
This citizen was referred to the orders of the judicial authorities for the corresponding procedures.
According to the Police, on November 22, together with the Public Ministry, they carried out the Phishing Operation, where more than 40 people were apprehended, allegedly related to a criminal structure dedicated to crimes against the Economic Order in its modality of Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, these facts through the modality of Phishing.
The advances of the investigations show that in this case there were at least 36 victims whose bank funds were stolen and diverted to other accounts, causing an economic impact for society of 300 thousand dollars.
Phishing is a method of tricking account holders into sharing passwords, credit card numbers, and other sensitive information by posing as a trusted institution via email or phone call.
