The person arrested by the police must be a central player in the phishing environment. The Oslo police district reports this in a press release. Phishing is a form of crime that aims to trick sensitive information out of the victim by building up a relationship of trust. The Oslo Police District has investigated an international phishing environment that is linked to criminal networks in Norway. It is in connection with this investigation that they have now arrested a person. Man in his 20s targeted The suspect is a man in his 20s. He is charged with serious fraud and serious money laundering. The police state that the criminal network has made contact with the victim on the phone and pretended to be from the police. The victim is a woman in her 70s living in Ålesund. The criminal network has asked for her account details and BankID in order to transfer money from her account, the police state in a press release. – The police take this type of fraud and criminal networks pretending to be from the police seriously. The police will never call and ask for account information or bank ID over the phone, says Fredrik Reinertsen, the head of the prosecution. Will be presented today The police state that the investigation is in an early phase. They therefore do not rule out that more people may be arrested in the future. The charge will be produced in the Oslo district court today at 2 pm.
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A woman in Ålesund was defrauded – now the key actor has been arrested
