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‘Narcos of Ozempic’: Gibraltar finds itself at the heart of a new weight-loss black-market with Spain

A NEW illegal business is flourishing in Gibraltar as narco-style ‘couriers’ buy Ozempic legally on the Rock before reselling it on the black market in

4 Dec, 2025 @ 11:42

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

The perils of ‘Bargain Blitz’ are huge in Spain as the ‘ciberdelincuentes’ multiply on Black Friday

BLACK Friday is Christmas come early for fraudsters. Every online scammer around the world is looking to make a fast buck at the expense of

23 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·EXPLAINER·Lead

Text fraud warning in Spain: How hundreds of parents sent €850,000 to scammers posing as their children in distress

REVEALED: How fake police and bank officials are targeting expats in Spain-wide phone scam

EASTERN European phone scammers have been preying on fellow expats across Spain, an Olive Press investigation has revealed – siphoning at least €45,000 from just

21 Nov, 2025 @ 11:44

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencia

Is buying from Temu safe? Beware of these five common frauds on the Chinese shopping platform – which has soared in popularity in Spain

CYBER security experts have warned users to use their common sense when accessing an increasingly popular Chinese-run online sales site. Temu’s low prices have been

21 Mar, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·OP Money Tree

Scam warnings in Spain: More than 52% of people have been targeted via their mobile phone in the past year

OVER half of people in Spain have admitted to spotting a scam or an attempted fraud involving mobile phone messages and emails in 2023. The

13 Feb, 2024 @ 11:31

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Spiteful Foster Son On Spain's Costa Blanca Goes On Online Spending Spree To Clear Out Parental Bank Account

National Police bust international gang using ‘mules’ to steal from online banking users in Spain

IN a joint operation with the Brazilian authorities and Interpol, Spain’s National Police has busted an international criminal gang that was using malware to infect

2 Feb, 2024 @ 13:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Benidorm scammers conned savers out of €339,000 with bogus claims of UK-based investment companies bringing massive monthly profits

Fake bank notes totting up to millions of Euros seized from scamming brothers ripping-off sellers in Spain’s Madrid and Valencia

THREE Croatian-Italian brothers who used counterfeit euro notes to con sellers of high-value items have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The siblings led a

14 Aug, 2023 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Madrid·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

24 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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’.

2 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Travel News

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

7 Feb, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

HPolice in Spain offer tips to stop people being swindled over holiday rental bookings

Holiday property rental scam exposed in Mar Menor area of Spain

THREE scammers defrauded at least 15 people by taking deposits for bogus holiday properties in the Mar Menor area of Murcia. The trio- who pocketed

25 Nov, 2022 @ 12:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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

12 Oct, 2022 @ 17:02

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Criminal gang in Spain's Madrid and Toledo areas steal €250,000 by hijacking 140 bank accounts

Criminal gang in Spain’s Madrid and Toledo areas stole €250,000 to finance scams by hijacking 140 bank accounts

THE Policia Nacional has arrested 39 members of a criminal gang specialising in banking and financial fraud. The crooks swindled around €250,000 out of 140

8 Oct, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Andalucia gang publish cute photos of Pomeranian puppies to scam online buyers out of €30,000 across Spain

Andalucia gang post cute photos of Pomeranian puppies to scam online buyers out of €30,000 across Spain

THREE people behind an online dog-selling scam have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Cadiz Province. The trio were detained in San Fernando and

19 Apr, 2022 @ 12:45

Cadiz·Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police bring down criminal gang that scammed tourists in Spain with fake holiday accomodation

TEN people have been arrested for ripping off 300 tourists to the tune of €4 million in a series of accommodation and credit card scams.

6 Jul, 2021 @ 18:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Police arrest culprits behind lottery scam of thousands of euros in Malaga

The Policia Nacional detained six people who between them defrauded €700,000 from 12 victims across Spain, Europe and Australia.

5 Jan, 2018 @ 11:37

Crime & Law·Travel News