According to police, there was one person behind the fraud series.
In the past, the Inland Police Department published examples of scam messages sent to citizens. Police
Inland Finland police have revealed an extensive series of online fraud, where the suspect sent text messages to the victims in the name of the authorities. They stated the overdue invoice and threatened with sanctions.
If the recipient of the message was mistaken to click on the link to the SMS and fed his information on the opening page, he soon received a new SMS telling about the incoming bank clerk’s call.
During the call, the bank IDs and key figures were fished from the attorney. The caller claimed to transfer funds to the security account, even though they were transmitted to foreign accounts for a criminal.
There have been over a dozen reports of the cases. According to police, the crime benefit received by fraud is about half a million euros.
During the pre -trial investigation, one person who has already been released has been imprisoned. There are no other suspects in the crime.
Police traced the suspect on the basis of their own investigation and analysis. Police have seized the suspect’s IT equipment and property acquired by a crime benefit, such as a vehicle and home appliances.