Romanian arrested for internet crime |Crime Scene Spain: "youth in Elche has been arrested for conning internet users out of €8,000 by using a “phishing” system. National Police detained the 21-year old Romanian in connection with an internet crime investigation.
The investigation was launched following reports from a woman in Elche that she had heard from her bank via telephone that several transactions had gone through her bank account without her knowledge.
The transactions had taken place via the internet, including a deposit of €8,000 by way of down payment on a loan, as well as various withdrawals and transfers thereafter summing €8,237.
The investigation found that the conman had captured the users name and bank details by using internet phishing and sending lucrative job offers, supposedly from big international companies, to her email address."
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