Two Arrested for Defrauding an Elda Resident by Posing as Their Bank

The National Police have arrested two individuals for defrauding a resident of Elda. The alleged fraudsters posed as the victim's bank, convincing them to make transfers totaling more than 6,100 euros in two separate transactions.

The victim received an SMS, purportedly from their bank, warning of several fraudulent transactions from their account and instructing them to click on an attached link for details. After following the link, the victim received a call from a supposed bank employee.

This individual explained that they would send certain messages with codes that needed to be entered into the banking application to prevent these fraudulent transfers. However, these codes were part of a scam, and through them, 6,167.16 euros were transferred to two different accounts.

After filing a complaint at the Elda police station, the National Police launched an investigation. The Judicial Police managed to identify and locate the suspects, who resided in Madrid. They arrested a 27-year-old Spanish woman there. Shortly after, they located the male suspect at the Tarifa Border Post in Cádiz; he is a 22-year-old Moroccan national.

The detainees were brought before the Magistrates' Courts on duty in Madrid and Algeciras respectively, with the entire investigation being forwarded to the duty court in Elda.