Through the so-called “phishing”, she had managed to obtain the access credentials to the “home banking” area of the unaware victim, who in an instant saw her current account emptied. The fifty-five year old from Santa Maria Capua Vetere (CE) was unmasked and arrested by the Carabinieri of the San Prisco yesterday afternoon.
The continuous withdrawals of cash and suspicious movements of bank transfers in his favor, coming from a current account on which unauthorized operations had been carried out, for an amount exceeding 30.000 euros, alerted the manager of the branch of a credit institution in San Prisco who, yesterday morning, reported the matter to the Carabinieri of the local station.
Immediate investigations allowed us to unmask the fraudster who, through tricks and deceptions carried out by sending deceptive emails aimed at fraudulently acquiring personal and banking data, had made transfers in her favor from the current account of an unaware victim who, having noticed the shortage, had reported the irregular movement to his bank.
The woman, who at the time had managed to get hold of 5000 euros through withdrawals and spending with debit cards, was immediately stopped and arrested.
Further immediate investigations allowed to identify and report also a thirty-year-old from Caserta, his accomplice. In the availability of the two, during the personal and home search, were found numerous debit cards, a postal book and 4150,00 euros in cash. The found was seized.
The arrested woman was taken to house arrest, at the disposal of the competent judicial authority.
Article published on 21 April 2023 - 14:47
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