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Eurojust reports 142 arrests in website spoofing scheme

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Published on: 24 November 2022

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LNB News 24/11/2022

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Issue Date: 24 November 2022

Published Date: 24 November 2022

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, Canada, European Union, Ukraine and USA

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Eurojust has reported that 142 suspects have been arrested in relation to the take down of a website that allowed fraudsters to impersonate or ‘spoof’ trusted corporations to obtain sensitive information from victims. According to Eurojust, the website caused an estimated worldwide loss of over £100m by allowing those who sign up and pay for the service to anonymously make spoofed calls, send recorded messages and intercept one-time passwords. Judicial and law enforcement authorities from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Ukraine, the UK and the USA took part in or supported the investigation.

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