The National Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in Alicante for allegedly stealing 30,000 euro from a victim by posing as a bank manager, according to an official statement from the provincial headquarters.
The investigation began after the victim reported a suspected fraud to the police. The individual had received a notification from their bank warning of a 15,000 euro transfer, which included a contact telephone number. Uncertain about the message, the victim called the number and spoke to someone claiming to be an employee of the financial institution.
During the telephone conversation, the caller claimed that an irregular transfer had been detected on the account. He told the victim that to resolve the security issue, they needed to provide their online banking access codes. Hoping to protect their money, the victim handed over the details.
However, as soon as the call ended, the victim checked the account and discovered that a transfer of 30,000 euro had been made to an unknown bank account. At that moment, they realised they had fallen victim to a scam.
Police investigators carried out a series of tracking enquiries to identify the holder of the recipient account. They successfully traced the funds to a young man, who was subsequently located and arrested for his suspected involvement in the fraud. Following the completion of initial police proceedings, the case details and the suspect were transferred to the duty investigating court in Alicante.
