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14 Arrested as part of a alleged £1m Phishing scam

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Lee J

zdnet.co.uk has reported that 14 people, 12 men and 2 women have been arrested for a phishing scam that has targeted just 1 women who was silly enough to give out personal details that allowed them to allegedly take over  £1m. The arrests have taken place across England by the 3 major cyber crime units and there is reports that there still may be more arrests to come in the following days. The gang is said to of spent money on every down to chese burgers. source: https://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2012/03/15/dawn-raids-net-14-suspects-in-1m-phishing-theft-40095276/

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