Spain captures the head of an alleged global cryptocurrency scam

Spanish law enforcement authorities have arrested one of the main leaders of a platform called Everfx., who allegedly engaged in scamming people in various countries around the world with nonexistent cryptocurrencies.

“The convict was in charge of handling all Spanish victims through commission agents who redirected these victims to the Everfx platform.” stated Spanish police in a statement.

The subject was stopped when They arrived in Spanish territory from Romania on a flight that landed at Barcelona airport in northeastern Spain. The police operation was conducted in cooperation with police authorities from seven other European countries.

Police said the man is charged with membership in a criminal organization. and continued fraud.

The platform is accused of cheating hundreds of thousands of users in several countries, generating profits exceeding billions of euros.. The exact figure of the alleged criminal maneuver amounts to 2.4 billion euros, according to a average local.

How did the inmate and the Everfx platform operate?

As explained in the statement, the way the platform operated was to establish contact with potential customers through. call centers. Fake there broker or cryptocurrency traders fooled them with the use of a complex social engineering system.

The note adds that the detainee was identified during an operation conducted last November. 15 call centers located in European countries were dismantled. Which are not part of the European Union.

The following were also arrested two of the organization’s top officials in Albania were also arrested. and 16 people are under investigation.

In recent days, Spanish police have dealt hard blows to those committing crimes with cryptocurrencies. CryptoNews reported A few days ago, police arrested 12 people from different Spanish provinces dedicated to scams, which They are said to have defrauded their victims of about 200,000 euros..