British gestor involved in mass fraud becomes ‘mayor’ of expat urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GESTOR who admitted responsibility for the arrest of British pensioners in a padron scandal is now a ‘Pedáneos Mayor’ covering a major expat urbanisation

18 Nov, 2021 @ 17:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Irishman arrested in southern Spain after 'ramming police car and leading cops on 15km chase with loaded down drug-filled carrier bags in the boot'

Guardia Civil make surprise visits to ten football clubs in fraud probe across Spain

GUARDIA Civil officers and Social Security inspectors interviewed players at ten Spanish football clubs this Wednesday as part of a nationwide fraud probe. Training sessions

10 Nov, 2021 @ 20:55

Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm insurance brokers on Spain’s Costa Blanca scammed clients with fake charges for policies

A Benidorm insurance brokerage scammed at least 36 people since 2017 by pocketing money paid out for bogus policy price rises. Other victims have not

8 Nov, 2021 @ 19:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British Embassy warns expats against submitting fraudulent residency applications – even through third parties

THE BRITISH EMBASSY has taken to social media this week, warning Brits against submitting fraudulent residency applications – either directly or through a third party.

29 Oct, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·Lead·National News

Man ran residency fraud with his mother illegally getting free health treatment on Spain's Costa Blanca

Old man conned by female fraudster’s ‘love scam’ in Valencia area of Spain

AN elderly love-struck Valancian man was conned out of €67,000 by a female fraudster. The woman, 33, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in

25 Oct, 2021 @ 12:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Far-right writer gets prison time for using offensive language to say that gay people caused monkeypox virus in Spain

Developers of unfinished Trampolin Hills urbanisation in Spain’s Murcia go on trial for defrauding overseas home buyers

TWO men accused of conning foreign property buyers at a Murcia development have gone on trial and blamed each other. One of them claimed to

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Three British expats investigated in €50 million international fraud ring based in Spain’s Mallorca

AT least three British expats are under investigation into the €50 million fraud case following police raids across Mallorca. The British landlord of a crew

13 Sep, 2021 @ 12:41

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Holiday fraudsters in Spain’s Mallorca rip off British victims in – yet another – rental scam

A SURPRISE 50th birthday party in Mallorca has been ruined by holiday rental scammers. At least two other victims have also lost money to the

10 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Fruit fraudsters with connections to Italian mafia arrested in Spain’s Valencia

NINE alleged members of a criminal gang connected to the Italian mafia have been arrested in La Safor district (Valencia Province) for allegedly conning Valencian

24 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Russian Hacker Who Stole Over €4 Million From Banks Via His Costa Blanca Computer Is Jailed By Spain's National High Court

Russian computer hacker from the Costa Blanca who stole €4 million from banks is jailed by Spain’s National High Court

A Costa Blanca-based Russian hacker who stole over €4 million from banks around the world has been jailed for a four-and-a-half years. The National High

16 Jul, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Gestor involved in padron fraud facing eviction for 12 months non-payment of rent on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EVICTION proceedings have been launched to remove One Way Services from their Quesada office, the Olive Press has learnt. The gestor at the centre of

17 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Secret silos of dangerous diesel and the 30 gas stations in Spain’s Valencia defrauding €50m from both drivers and the taxman

A MULTINATIONAL gang that imported dangerous diesel to Spain from Eastern Europe has been busted, resulting in 22 arrests. The alleged fraudsters, from Spain, Poland,

13 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: British expats caught up in faked residency probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca face two-year legal limbo and travel ban

EXPATS caught up in the alleged fraudulent residency scam on the Costa Blanca have been told by police that they can’t leave the country while

2 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: British expats in Spain warned over ‘fraudulent’ residency applications amid police probe

A GROUP of British expats have been questioned by police after their padron certificates proving they lived in Spain appear to have been doctored. At

20 May, 2021 @ 11:32

Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·National News

GOOD AS GOLD as tricksters fool jewellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca into buying fakes

A young couple swindled jewellers and gold exchange stores across Alicante City by selling them fake trinkets and rings with a gold-style covering sprayed onto

18 May, 2021 @ 17:48

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

EU-funded law agency helps smash complex Spanish VAT fraud scheme that netted €26 million

EUROPOL, the EU’s international law enforcement agency, worked with authorities across five countries to arrest 22 suspects belonging to an organised crime group which swindled

18 May, 2021 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Quick Loan Scam As Tempting Costa Blanca Website Tricked Victims Across Spain Over What They Owed

Quick loan scam as tempting Costa Blanca website tricked victims across Spain over what they actually owed

A Sant Joan d’Alacant man has been arrested for running a quick loans website that conned customers into repaying far more than they expected. The

31 Mar, 2021 @ 20:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Cryptocrooks: Spanish police bust tax haven Bitcoin fraudsters

A RECENT huge rise in the value of cryptocurrencies has seen a parallel rise in scammers. Spanish police have moved in on a ring of

6 Feb, 2021 @ 16:37

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

Jody Smart (right) arriving at Denia courthouse yesterday with her legal team

EXCLUSIVE: Expat fashion boss Jody Smart goes from catwalk queen to alleycat after probe over alleged multi-million investment fraud

A WELL-KNOWN expat fashion designer and ex-model has been grilled at a Costa Blanca court over her involvement in one of the biggest investment scams

30 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Quartet of crypto currency con artists caught on Costa Blanca after €7m scam

ALLEGED FRAUDSTERS in Alicante have been arrested for their part in a SEVEN MILLION euro crypto currency scam. Policia Nacional detained the four, two men

6 Jan, 2021 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Mask fraudsters arrested as Moldovan gang sell non-existent PPE gear around Spain

A Moldovan gang have been arrested on 265 fraud charges including 81 scams involving selling non-existent COVID-19 protection gear. Six people were detained in Catalunya

21 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

This is the new Covid variant that could take hold in Spain this winter

People are buying FAKE and convincing negative COVID-19 test results to enter Spain and other countries as one forger arrested

POLICIA Nacional have arrested a woman for allegedly selling fake coronavirus test results. Investigators are also hunting down buyers of the forged negative results, which

14 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·National News

Benidorm Scammers Netted Over A 1 Million By Accessing Bank Accounts On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm scammers stole over €1 million by hijacking bank accounts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER €1 million was stolen from bank accounts in a major scam run by Benidorm-based internet fraudsters Four Spaniards aged between 34 and 71 have

16 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman took €133,000 in pension money from dead aunt on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN faces four years behind bars for stealing €133,000 in state pensions from a dead aunt’s bank account. The unnamed Costa Blanca resident is

26 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Fraudsters pocketed over €600,000 meant for animal charities during two years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NATIONAL POLICE have arrested the administrators of a charity in Paterna (Valencia) for allegedly defrauding contributors out of over €600,000. During the last two years,

23 Sep, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Valencia

Fake solicitor creams off over €300,000 from unsuspecting client in Spain’s Valencian Community

A BOGUS lawyer is accused of syphoning off €311,000 from a trusting client in the Valencian Community. The Guardia Civil arrested a 33-year-old woman from

14 Sep, 2020 @ 16:42

Costa Blanca·Lead

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British gestor involved in mass fraud becomes ‘mayor’ of expat urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm insurance brokers on Spain’s Costa Blanca scammed clients with fake charges for policies

British Embassy warns expats against submitting fraudulent residency applications – even through third parties

Old man conned by female fraudster’s ‘love scam’ in Valencia area of Spain

Developers of unfinished Trampolin Hills urbanisation in Spain’s Murcia go on trial for defrauding overseas home buyers

Three British expats investigated in €50 million international fraud ring based in Spain’s Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Holiday fraudsters in Spain’s Mallorca rip off British victims in – yet another – rental scam

Fruit fraudsters with connections to Italian mafia arrested in Spain’s Valencia

Russian computer hacker from the Costa Blanca who stole €4 million from banks is jailed by Spain’s National High Court

EXCLUSIVE: Gestor involved in padron fraud facing eviction for 12 months non-payment of rent on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Secret silos of dangerous diesel and the 30 gas stations in Spain’s Valencia defrauding €50m from both drivers and the taxman

EXCLUSIVE: British expats caught up in faked residency probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca face two-year legal limbo and travel ban

EXCLUSIVE: British expats in Spain warned over ‘fraudulent’ residency applications amid police probe

GOOD AS GOLD as tricksters fool jewellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca into buying fakes

EU-funded law agency helps smash complex Spanish VAT fraud scheme that netted €26 million

Quick loan scam as tempting Costa Blanca website tricked victims across Spain over what they actually owed

Cryptocrooks: Spanish police bust tax haven Bitcoin fraudsters

EXCLUSIVE: Expat fashion boss Jody Smart goes from catwalk queen to alleycat after probe over alleged multi-million investment fraud

Quartet of crypto currency con artists caught on Costa Blanca after €7m scam

Mask fraudsters arrested as Moldovan gang sell non-existent PPE gear around Spain

People are buying FAKE and convincing negative COVID-19 test results to enter Spain and other countries as one forger arrested

Benidorm scammers stole over €1 million by hijacking bank accounts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Woman took €133,000 in pension money from dead aunt on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fraudsters pocketed over €600,000 meant for animal charities during two years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fake solicitor creams off over €300,000 from unsuspecting client in Spain’s Valencian Community

Driverless taxis to hit Spain’s streets this year as Uber gets green light to launch robotaxis in Madrid

Benalmadena bans swimming at another beach in less than a month after E. coli spike

Guardia Civil catch smugglers red-handed unloading more than one tonne of hashish on Marbella beach from narco boat

Schools across Malaga see record September enrolment drop and shrinking class sizes linked to Spain’s plummeting fertility rate

Israel denies role in Ceuta migrant crisis and warns Spain that shunning defence ties ‘has a cost’ for Spanish security

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