Tuesday, June 15, 2010

178 Arrested During Card Fraud Raids in 12 Countries







178 Arrested in Card Fraud Raids
(from BankInfoSecurity.com on June 15th 2010)


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In what is being called one of the largest credit card fraud ring busts to date, the Spanish Interior Ministry says police in 12 countries have arrested 178 people suspected of being part of an international crime gang.  According to a statement from the Spanish ministry, these arrests resulted from a two-year investigation and included raids in France, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Romania, Australia, Sweden, Greece, Finland, Hungary and the United States, where eight of the suspects were arrested. Police say this alleged gang wa... read more»


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