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‘Fake doctor’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol had ‘10 appointments per day’ and ‘charged up to €4,000 for treatment’

Have you been a victim in a fraud case? If so, message: tips@theolivepress.es A ‘FAKE doctor’ who defrauded patients on the Costa del Sol for...

Spain’s police make 65 arrests in bust of cybercrime gang using the ’Hi Mum!” scam

IT is a scam that is being used around the world, and that can catch out even the most vigilant citizen. Known as “Hi...

Spain’s National Police arrest 14, including two civil servants, over fake residency papers ring

A TOTAL of 14 people have been arrested in Alicante province on suspicion of faking documents in order to secure residency in Spain as...

EXCLUSIVE: English and Irish fugitives arrested in Spain’s Costa del Sol 

TWO fugitives wanted by the British and Irish justice have been arrested on the Costa del Sol.  A 47-year-old English fugitive known as P.M.C and...

Woman ordered to pay back dead brother’s pension that she claimed for 24 years in Spain’s Valencia region

A VALENCIA area woman has been given a two-year prison sentence and ordered to repay €135,805 to Social Security after her claiming her dead...

Spain’s Civil Guard nabs British holidaymaker at Santander ferry port over unpaid hotel bill

HE NEARLY got away with it… A 64-year-old British holidaymaker was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as he was about to board a...

Spain’s Civil Guard arrests more than 100 people on suspicion of €1m SMS bank fraud scam

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MORE than 100 people have been arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard on suspicion of defrauding as...

Cops in Spain’s Tenerife arrest three after SMS bank phishing scam nets them €200,000 

THE CIVIL GUARD has made three arrests in Tenerife after detecting an SMS phishing scam that conned as many as 170 people across Spain....

Police in Spain arrest and investigate over 100 online buyers of fake university degrees

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has arrested 20 people and are investigating another hundred in Spain for online purchases of bogus degrees from approximately 30...

Mother and son exploited Alzheimer’s sufferer for cheap house purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DENIA mother and son have been convicted by an Alicante court of hoodwinking an Alzheimer's sufferer into selling her house at over half...

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang who stole €1m thanks to identity theft

THE CIVIL GUARD has busted a gang who was using stolen ID cards to fraudulently apply for credit, racking up €1 million of ill-gotten...

Spain’s National Police make nine arrests in Melilla over suspicions of postal vote fraud scheme

SPAIN’S National Police force has made nine arrests as investigations continue into alleged voter fraud in the North African city of Melilla ahead of...

Court opens probe into possible voter fraud in Spain’s North African city Melilla

A COURT in the North African city of Melilla has opened an investigation into possible voter fraud ahead of the local and regional elections...

Leader of giant international crypto scam who scammed ‘many’ Brits and other northern Europeans’ arrested in Palma, Mallorca

A FRAUDSTER has been arrested in Palma de Mallorca accused of the misappropriation of over €100 million through a crypto scam.  The Spaniard, 60, is...

How Spain’s Social Security system is using artificial intelligence to identify fraudulent sick leave

SPAIN’S Social Security system is using an artificial intelligence algorithm to try to predict whether someone who is taking sick leave is ready to...

Crypto pair no show: Globix bosses face arrest warrant after failing to show up for court in Gibraltar

A PAIR of wanted crypto tycoons face arrest warrants after failing to turn up in court. The two operators of shamed crypto exchange Globix failed...

Have you been hacked? Notorious hacker marketplace selling your identity to criminals taken down in worldwide police operation

SPANISH police were part of a 17-country-strong international police operation to bring down one of the world's largest illegal marketplaces for stolen account credentials. Known...

Scammer with 576 stolen identities stayed in hotels across Spain and had over 300 bank accounts

A MAN from the Murcia region may have earned the title of the biggest individual scammer in Spain. The Policia Nacional only this week revealed...

EXCLUSIVE: Liquidators probing Globix close in on suspicious payments taken out of the company

THE bosses of a beleaguered crypto company ‘took out €11 million’ just months before the company collapsed, it can be revealed. Documents seen by the...

Notorious Spanish fraudster ‘Little Nicolas’ collects fourth jail sentence

A NOTORIOUS Spanish fraudster known as ‘Little Nicolas’, due to the tender age at which his deceptions began, has been given his fourth jail...

‘High quality’ counterfeit notes seized in Spain’s Marbella

THE National Police have arrested seven people in Marbella who were involved in distributing counterfeit notes. In total 107 fraudulent bank notes were seized by...

Liquidators probing whether crypto exchange Globix was ‘a fraud or Ponzi scheme’ as the CEO flees to Barcelona

Have you had dealings with Globix? Contact us walter@theolivepress.es THE Gibraltar courts have stepped in to probe a suspect crypto trading platform amid allegations it...

Authorities in Portugal, Spain bust gang that was illegally trafficking in protected eels

SPAIN’S National Police force has busted a gang that was trafficking in protected species of eels.  The joint operation, which also involved the Portuguese and...

Crooked car dealer on Spain’s Costa Blanca caught spinning mileage clocks back by 100,000 kilometres

POLICE have busted a scam in Crevillente where customers at a car dealership were sold high-end vehicles with tampered odometers. A man and a woman-...

EXCLUSIVE: Giant crypto exchange Globix goes into liquidation amid rumours of missing €70 million

Have you invested money with Globix? Contact us walter@theolivepress.es A LEADING UK liquidator has been brought in to close down crypto company Globix which is...

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...

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