Police swoop on £1m UK phishing suspects
Summary: Police have arrested 14 people in UK raids this morning who are suspected of being involved in a £1m phishing attack.Over a three-day period at Christmas, the suspects allegedly used the money to buy items ranging from cheeseburgers to gold bars.
Police have arrested 14 people in UK raids this morning who are suspected of being involved in a £1m phishing attack.
Over a three-day period at Christmas, the suspects allegedly used the money to buy items ranging from cheeseburgers to gold bars. The raiders allegedly siphoned £1m from the life savings account of a woman to a series of money mules, the Metropolitan police said in a statement on Thursday.
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