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Scam warning in Spain: Ignore these text messages ‘from the DGT’ to avoid losing thousands to fraudsters

MOBILE phone owners in Spain have been warned of a new scam circulating the country. According to the Spanish Consumer Association (AEC), SMS text messages are being sent to countless targets, pretending

16 Feb, 2024 @ 06:22

Crime & Law·Lead·OP Money Tree·Other News

Suspect in triple murder of siblings in Spain’s Madrid kills his cellmate while in pre-trial custody

THE self-confessed killer of three elderly siblings in a village in the Madrid region has taken another life. Police and prison sources have confirmed to Spanish media that Dilawar Hussain Choudhary killed

15 Feb, 2024 @ 09:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Warning over holiday rental scams in southern Spain: Three are arrested for 'defrauding unsuspecting tourists out of tens of thousands of euros'

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 Mum!”, or in Spanish hijo en apuros (son

7 Feb, 2024 @ 10:20

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Murder probe is launched after 3 elderly siblings are found dead in Spain: Police discover Madrid family was victim of 10-year ‘love scam’ and often sent an ‘American boyfriend’ sums of up to €40,000

THREE elderly siblings have been the victims of a suspected triple murder after an elaborate scam involving tens of thousands of euros, a fake American military boyfriend and unpaid debts. In a

19 Jan, 2024 @ 14:49

Lead·Madrid

EXCLUSIVE: Notorious British conman who ‘stole millions from expats’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol is back behind bars

Have you been a victim of Chris O’Hare? Get in touch at [email protected] HE has mostly gone under the radar as far as expats and regular visitors to the Costa del Sol

1 Dec, 2023 @ 15:30

Costa del Sol·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Marbella·Must Read·Other News

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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 ferry in Santander, over an alleged unpaid hotel

4 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

Pay up: ‘Sextortion’ gang targeted victim’s families with hitmen if they did not hand over thousands in Spain’s Alicante

A TERRIFYING ‘sextortion’ ring that threatened to send hitmen to the families of punters looking to pay for sex if they did not continually cough up thousands has been thwarted. The Guardia

25 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish FA say cyber hackers stole private conversations to pass onto media outlets

British hacker arrested in Spain for taking control of Obama’s Twitter account given five years by a New York court

A BRITISH hacker who was arrested in Spain’s Estepona in July 2021 after he managed to take control of high-profile Twitter accounts, including that of Barack Obama, has been sentenced to five

26 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Daughter arrested in Spain for faking her own kidnapping to demand ransom from her mother

A YOUNG woman was arrested for faking her own kidnapping to demand a €2,139 ransom from her mother in Ciudad Lineal (Madrid). The 24-year-old allegedly came up with the plan with her

26 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Madrid·Other News

CASHING OUT: Globix boss led ‘lavish lifestyle’ splashing half a million at Louis Vuitton and €80,000 at Fendi

THE lavish outlays of a crypto-currency conman exposed by the Olive Press were laid bare in court this week. Gibraltar Supreme Court heard how Gibraltarian Damian Carreras splurged €1.3 million on luxury

13 Jun, 2023 @ 16:10

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Marbella

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

A 32-YEAR-OLD scammer conned people out of €82,400 by selling them cut price cars they never received. The Guardia Civil arrested the Columbian man after getting a complaint from a Valencia province

9 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

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EXCLUSIVE: Costa del Sol-based expat allegedly scammed many Brits with insurance policies

AN expat who the Olive Press exposed as a holiday rental fraudster also took money for fake insurance policies. Juliette de Courcy Withey allegedly scammed dozens of expats while working as an

31 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Investigation·Lead·Must Read

Dozens of Coldplay fans scammed with fake tickets in Barcelona

Dozens of Brits attending the Coldplay concerts in Barcelona this week have been scammed with fake tickets. Police are dismantling a complex network that has swindled many people by selling them invalid

28 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Man arrested for swindling over 80,000 euros through fictitious car sales in Valencia

A 43-YEAR-OLD Chiva (Valencia) neighbour has been arrested after allegedly scamming three people over €80,000 by faking car sales. It is believed that his first victim, a Benetusser resident, was asked to

3 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Spanish sports journalist pretended to have cancer to scam co-workers

SPANISH sports journalist Guillermo Valades, also known as Willy, allegedly asked for donations from his workmates to treat a made up terminal cancer. The 55-year-old is believed to have told his closest

25 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Celebrity·Lead·National News

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 believed to be the leader of the

24 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Bad luck: Hundreds of Spanish love-seekers ‘catfished’ out of a million euros by ruthless online scammers in Spain’s Malaga

A GROUP of con artists have taken the concept of the ‘Tinder Swindler’ to a new level after a nationwide ‘catfishing’ scam earned them one million euros. A huge and complex police

12 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Vending Machine Thief Armed With Drill Caught In Special Police Operation In Spain's Valencia

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang scamming holidaymakers with adverts that were too good to be true

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has busted a gang that was allegedly scamming holidaymakers by offering fake accommodation, as part of an operation dubbed ‘Rent Scam’. The authorities believe that as many as

2 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Travel News

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

Have you invested money with Globix? Contact us [email protected] A LEADING UK liquidator has been brought in to close down crypto company Globix which is suspected of defrauding hundreds of investors in

13 Mar, 2023 @ 18:51

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Kidnap, crypto and Ukrainians: The multimillion-euro scandal that looks to have defrauded hundreds in Spain and Gibraltar

A KIDNAPPING of two expats foiled by Spanish police last year is linked to an enormous crypto currency scandal set to rock Spain and Gibraltar, the Olive Press can reveal. The incredible

8 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Alicante·Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

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

Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming that bills had not been paid. Ten

26 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Jaen·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

Scandal of cheap Spanish wine exported to France with bogus ‘French’ labels slapped on bottles

A Bordeaux court will rule in the New Year over a massive scam where cheap Spanish wine was bottled and falsely labelled as French-produced table wine. A group of wine merchants face

4 Nov, 2022 @ 13:31

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead

New bank scam dupes victims into revealing their bank details on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE are warning the public in the province of Malaga about a new phishing scam that targets victims via SMS, email and telephone calls. The scam gets mobile phone users’ attention by

12 Oct, 2022 @ 17:02

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Dodgy dentist scammed customers with 'double' loans in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Dodgy dentist scams customers with ‘double’ loans in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

THE owner of a dental clinic chain in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas has been charged with fraud after ripping off customers who applied for dental work loans. At least 46

10 Oct, 2022 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

CYBERCRIME ALERT: Latest WhatsApp scam alerted by Spanish police

SPAIN recorded more than 305,000 cybercrimes last year, 2021, according to the Statistical Crime System (SEC). The theft of personal data on the Internet is soaring, with a victim falling victim every

7 Sep, 2022 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News