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British tourists boost Costa Blanca hotel occupancy in September

Fraudster lies about advance payment to enjoy free stays in hotels on Spain’s Mallorca

A conman duped three Palma hotels out of over €3,000 by falsely claiming he’d paid beforehand. The fraudster used online reservation sites and produced fake documents to hotel receptionists to prove he

6 Mar, 2023 @ 12:24

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Pharmacist Gets Cheap Medicine For Illegal Sale By Cloning Health Cards In Spain's Alicante Area

Pharmacist clones health cards to get cheap medicine for sales racket in Spain’s Alicante area

A pharmacist, 39, in the Cocentaina area of Alicante province has been arrested for illegally obtaining prescription medicines and selling them off to elderly customers. An 87-year-old friend of the pharmacist and

27 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

8 arrested for defrauding 73-year old pensioner

73-year old man in Malaga takes his own life after being defrauded of over €58,000

POLICE in Malaga have arrested 8 people for defrauding a 73-year old man of €58,210 who subsequently took his own life last year. Three have been arrested for obtaining the card and

22 Feb, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘Get rich quick’ sports betting scammer wanted by 16 courts in Spain is caught in Murcia

A fraudster offering to quickly double investments via sports betting has been arrested while withdrawing cash from a Murcia City ATM. The man scammed a hundred victims out of over €100,000 and

16 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mar Menor·Murcia

Three youngsters in Spain found guilty of the biggest ever fraud against Amazon in Europe

THREE 22-year-olds from Mallorca have been convicted for what has been described as the biggest fraud against online retailer Amazon ever seen in Europe. The youngsters were found guilty of swindling as

7 Feb, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Man arrested restaurant fraud Costa Blanca

Man arrested 15 times for not paying restaurant bills is jailed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 50-year-old Latvian man is enjoying the culinary delights of Fontcalent prison after notching up 15 arrests for not paying his restaurant bills. The diner struck in the downtown area of Alicante

3 Feb, 2023 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Elderly Woman On Spain's Costa Blanca Defrauded By Room Mate In Contactless Payment Scam

Elderly woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca defrauded in contactless payment scam

AN Alicante woman in her eighties was defrauded of €5,485 by a female who lived with her, after using her bank details to go on a spending spree. The fraudster got hold

31 Jan, 2023 @ 14:57

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Wheel Of Fortune As Fraudsters Drill Hole In Roulette Machine To Net €50,000 In Spain's Murcia

Wheel of fortune with drilled hole in roulette machine netting fraudsters €50,000 in Spain’s Murcia

A roulette wheel game in a Aguilas gambling saloon was sabotaged to pay out €50,000 in five days. The ringleader of the fraudsters smuggled in a battery drill in a shoulder bag

16 Jan, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Off-site car parking company workers scam Costa Blanca airport in Spain

FOUR employees of an Alicante-Elche airport car parking company have been arrested for a scam involving at least 50 vehicles dodging charges. Clients handed over their cars to the unnamed firm before

13 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Neymar and co-defendants cleared of fraud over 2013 transfer to Spain’s Barcelona

A court has cleared footballer Neymar and his co-defendants in a fraud trial linked to his 2013 transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona. The verdict was published in a written statement

13 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Football·Lead·Sport

Online shopping con defrauds parcel company of nearly €500,000 in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia area parcel company was defrauded of €469,000 when it was hit by invoices from a luxury goods distributor based in Poland. The three scammers placed online orders to the Polish

15 Nov, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Minor who was passing himself off as a doctor and making house calls arrested in Madrid

SPAIN’S National Police have arrested a minor in Madrid who was passing himself off as an emergency doctor and was actually making house calls. He is even accused of renting an ambulance

2 Nov, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Businesses across Spain get ripped-off by Barcelona-based cybercriminals

A Barcelona-based cybercriminal gang defrauded 11 companies across Spain by intercepting business email invoices and pocketing the money. They also scammed seven individuals on ‘buy and sell’ websites. Around €190,000 was laundered

26 Oct, 2022 @ 12:58

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Murcia

Home help steals over €70,000 from old woman’s bank account in Spain’s Valencia

A home help has been arrested for fraud and theft in Gandia after stealing €70,400 from a 90-year-old woman’s bank account. The female thief, 36, made ATM and bank branch withdrawals for

8 Sep, 2022 @ 11:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Illegal 'pirate' online television subscription network offering premium movies and sport busted by police in Spain

TV pirate on Spain’s Costa Blanca defrauded providers of over €210,000 via UK-based scheme

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a Denia-based man who sold pirated premium UK TV services. He’s believed to be a British national but there has been no confirmation from authorities. Police said

6 Sep, 2022 @ 13:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Ex-employee steals fuel discount card from trucking firm in €60,000 fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A former Alicante transport company driver stole a fuel discount card to defraud his ex-employer of €60,000 in just two months. The man knew the firm’s shift patterns and made a copy

23 Aug, 2022 @ 13:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca real estate agency operated pyramid-style swindle conning €5 million out of clients in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has arrested three people and are investigating three others over a massive real estate scam. The agency, Grupo Lorelai, operated out of an office in the Playa Muchavista area

29 Jul, 2022 @ 11:44

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

French expat, 25, is arrested after 'setting up a fake shopping website and defrauding British and other customers out of €200,000'

Benidorm fraudsters sell bogus concert tickets to customers across Spain in identity theft ruse

POLICE have arrested two Benidorm fraudsters, aged 21 and 23, who sold fake concert and festival tickets via a prominent social media network as a ruse to steal people’s identities. The Policia

24 Jul, 2022 @ 09:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

US fugitive wanted in fraud case arrested in Spain’s Malaga

A US fugitive with an international arrest warrant (IAW) has been arrested by Policia Nacional. The National Police have arrested a 50-year-old woman in Monda (Malaga) with an IAW issued by the

27 Jun, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Alleged fraudster pensioner in Spain claims she ‘can’t even use WhatsApp’

A 73-YEAR-OLD Malaga woman accused of online fraud has claimed she ‘doesn’t even know how to use WhatsApp’. Maria, from Rincon de la Victoria in Malaga has been accused of the crime

17 Jun, 2022 @ 14:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police arrest 14 illegal migrants posing as refugees fleeing war in Ukraine after they presented false documents in Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MORE than a dozen people in Alicante have been arrested for posing as Ukrainians using fraudulent documents in order to stay in Spain illegally. The Policia Nacional said on Tuesday that 14

15 Jun, 2022 @ 10:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Ukraine

17 Workers At Itv Vehicle Testing Station Arrested For Massive Fraud In Spain's Murcia Area

Mass vehicle test scam sees defective cars getting ‘pass’ certificates in Spain’s Mar Menor area

A massive scam has been uncovered at San Javier’s ITV vehicle testing station in the Murcia region, with defective cars sailing through road safety checks. 17 employees have been arrested by the

13 Jun, 2022 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Premium

Mobile phone company duped by €240,000 credit card con in Spain

A nationwide scam left an unnamed mobile phone operator in Spain out of pocket by over €240,000. The firm was tricked by a gang using fake bank and credit cards. 40 people

8 Jun, 2022 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Cadiz·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Madrid·Premium·Sevilla

Super Bowl Liv: Jennifer Lopez And Shakira Perform During The Pepsi Halftime Show

Shakira loses appeal and will face trial over €14million tax fraud in Spain

SHAKIRA has lost her appeal to dismiss charges that she defrauded Spain’s tax office of €14 million and will face trial, a court has ruled. The 45-year-old singer is alleged to have

26 May, 2022 @ 14:30

Celebrity·Lead·National News

International money launderer caught hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A money launderer wanted by Swedish authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The 31 year-old was detained by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. He’s been accused of laundering over €222,000

16 May, 2022 @ 20:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Police hunt British estate agent wanted over defrauding client in Canary Islands

COURTS in the Canary Islands have issued an arrest warrant for a British woman who is accused of stealing €67,000 in a fraudulent property sale in Lanzarote. Theresa Carol Arcari, who worked

12 May, 2022 @ 11:45

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Property

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