The Civil Guard of Cordoba, as part of the services it provides in the province against cybercrimedismantled a criminal organization made up of 12 people, located in the metropolitan area of Valencespecialized in money laundering from extortion.
As a note from the armed institute explains, the investigation began after receiving a complaint in Córdoba from a citizen, who claimed to be a victim of extortion.
He had received death threats against him and his family through calls and WhatsApp communications from different phones, from people allegedly linked to a girl whom he met thanks to the web. They demanded different amounts of money for allegedly disturbing the girl.
The extorted victim made, during the months of December 2023 and January 2024, a multitude of bank transfers, cash deposits and bizum payments for a total of approximately 80,000 euros.
From the analysis of the movements of accounts recipients, we observe that the sums deposited, originating from extortion, were then withdrawn via ATM withdrawals, or used for payments from associated accounts or cards.
The majority of beneficial owners are located in the same geographical area, the Valencia metropolitan area. From the analysis of all the information collected by a technological research team (Edite) of the Civil Guard of Cordoba, it was possible to verify that they were linked to the same criminal group.
The general assessment of the operation ended with the arrest of twelve peoplethe investigation of nine others and the intervention of fourteen bank accounts and two mobile terminals.
