[ad_1]
Bulgarian law enforcement agencies have identified 98 “financial mules” and identified 100 illegal transactions totaling 2,491,827 euros, avoiding damages of more than 13 million euros, the press office of the Interior Ministry said.
Between September 15 and November 30, the Directorate General for the Fight against Organized Crime, the Prosecutor’s Office and the Bulgarian Association of Banks participated in the international operation EMMA 6 (European Week for the Prevention and Detention of “Financial Mules” ). The organizers of the campaign are Europol’s European Cybercrime Center and the EU coordinating body for judicial cooperation: Eurojust, the partner is the European Banking Association, Interpol and Western Union.
The international operation to prevent and combat financial crimes on the Internet, committed through “financial mules”, was carried out in 26 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece , Hungary and Ireland. , Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
4,031 “financial mules” and 227 recruiters were identified, 422 people were arrested and 1,529 investigations were launched. More than 500 banks and non-bank financial institutions helped report more than 4,900 illegal transactions using “financial mules”, avoiding damages of 33.5 million euros.
The Bulgarian police authorities have identified 98 “financial mules” and identified 100 illegal transactions for a total of 2,491,827 euros, preventing damages worth more than 13 million euros.
“Financial mules” are a modern phenomenon used by organized criminal groups involved in the commission of computer crimes of a financial nature to absorb / launder illegally transferred funds. According to Europol statistics, 90% of “financial mule” cases involved prior cybercrimes.
Bulgaria
[ad_2]
