International operation against ‘phone phishing’ gang in Belgium and the Netherlands

Source: Europol

Although most of the criminal activities took place in Belgium, the main perpetrators mostly operated from the Netherlands. Besides committing large-scale ‘phishing’ campaigns and trying to gain access to financial data by phone or online, the suspects also pretended to be police or banking staff and approached older victims at their doors.After committing their criminal activities, the suspects spent all…