identity theft

Ukrainian gang recruited dozens of vulnerable compatriots and brought them to Spain as part of €4.7m online gaming scam

Ukrainian gang recruited dozens of vulnerable compatriots and brought them to Spain as part of €4.7m online betting scam

A UKRAINIAN gang which pocked €4.7 million in a giant online betting scam has been brought down in the Valencian Community. The group recruited at

5 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's government to ban spam calls by companies

Spain to crack down on phone scammers -here’s how

COMPANIES and public bodies in Spain will be banned from making spam phone calls via mobile numbers to cut down on potential scammers It’s part

13 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

Brits are named among victims of €1million ‘man in the middle’ scam in Spain: Police make 30 arrests

A MASS scam that netted over €1 million by sending bogus invoices via emails has been busted by the Guardia Civil. The con is known

7 May, 2024 @ 13:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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

5 Apr, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Driver in Spain’s Malaga investigated for identity theft and speeding at 169 km/h in 80 zone

THE Guardia Civil is investigating two people for speeding and identity fraud. The investigation was initiated last September 12, when a fixed radar installed on

16 Nov, 2022 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Foreign 'smishers' Commute To Spain's Valencia Area To Pick Up New Bank Cards And Buy Items And Withdraw Cash

Foreign ‘smishers’ travel specially to Spain’s Valencia to pick up new bank cards for spending sprees and cash withdrawals

THE Policia Nacional have arrested two Romanian men who travelled specially to Spain’s Valencia area to cash in on a bank fraud known as ‘smishing’.

28 Mar, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Online fraudsters, including British man, stole identities to bag €2 million in Spain’s Valencia area

SEVEN men, including a British national, have been arrested over a massive internet fraud that netted around €2 million through unauthorised loans and purchases. The

22 Mar, 2022 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's Caixabank Warns Customers About Fake Phone Messages Known As 'phishing'

Spain’s CaixaBank warns customers about fake phone messages known as ‘smishing’

CaixaBank is warning customers to ignore bogus text messages that try to hijack their banking details. The so-called ‘smishing’ con sends out SMS messages asking

3 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Three quarters of children in Spain have suffered ‘sexual violence’ online, new study finds

Barcelona boy masterminds €150,000 online fraud to con approximately 100 people in Spain

A Barcelona area boy and his parents have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for committing online fraud that netted around €150,000 in two years.

28 Jan, 2022 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Castellon·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Expats exposed to identity theft as public wi-fi ‘hands over’ information

Rise in European cybercrime leads to warnings against wi-fi

7 Mar, 2014 @ 14:53

Ukrainian gang recruited dozens of vulnerable compatriots and brought them to Spain as part of €4.7m online betting scam

Spain to crack down on phone scammers -here’s how

Brits are named among victims of €1million ‘man in the middle’ scam in Spain: Police make 30 arrests

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

Driver in Spain’s Malaga investigated for identity theft and speeding at 169 km/h in 80 zone

Foreign ‘smishers’ travel specially to Spain’s Valencia to pick up new bank cards for spending sprees and cash withdrawals

Online fraudsters, including British man, stole identities to bag €2 million in Spain’s Valencia area

Spain’s CaixaBank warns customers about fake phone messages known as ‘smishing’

Barcelona boy masterminds €150,000 online fraud to con approximately 100 people in Spain

Expats exposed to identity theft as public wi-fi ‘hands over’ information

Where Spanish forces are deployed across the globe in 2026 – as Sanchez says ‘no’ to war in a spiralling Middle East

Police in northern Spain ‘ignored complaints about wobbly wooden bridge’ just 24 hours before tragic collapse that killed six young students

Japanese shoppers clear shelves of jamon and Spanish wine in touching display of solidarity after Trump trade threats

Traffic through vital Strait of Hormuz grinds to near-total halt: Is Spain prepared to handle the economic blowback?

The internet’s meme army rallies around Spain in its battle with Trump – here are some of the funniest