Decisive action against various online scams in Austria and Latvia: seven arrests

A criminal network that has been massively defrauding victims in Austria and Latvia through a range of online and phone scams, such as fake sales via websites and WhatsApp fraud, has been dismantled with the support of Eurojust and Europol. In a recent coordinated action involving the authorities in Austria, Estonia and Latvia, seven suspects were arrested. Furthermore, five servers were taken down, and a SIM-card-based technical system, along with thousands of phone cards, was seized.The criminal group defrauded over 3 000 victims of several million euros. The network offered its scam models and technical tools to other criminals as a Crime-as-a-Service. Among the arrested people are two suspects under investigation in Estonia for extortion, arson and unauthorised surveillance.Read More