More than 200 people from Italy, Spain, Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium were deceived by a group of Romanians by selling online goods they did not actually own, the damage in this case being about 450,000 euros.
The prosecutors of Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) - Pitesti Territorial Service, together with judicial police officers from the Pitesti Organized Crime Brigade, carried out six home searches in Bucharest and in the counties of Cluj, Valcea and Ilfov, in a case of organized criminal group, computer fraud with very serious consequences, fraud with very serious consequences and money laundering.
According to DIICOT, members of this group posted fictitious ads on several online commerce sites, offering for sale or rent goods they did not actually own. For this purpose, they accessed the accounts of some online merchants without permission and modified the bank account intended for the payment of the value of the rental products or services, the sums of money being paid by the persons in the accounts of the members of the organized criminal group.
As a result of the criminal activity, more than 200 people from Italy, Spain, Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium were harmed. The total value of the damage is estimated at approximately 450,000 euros.
At the headquarters of DIIOCT - Pitesti Territorial Service, 28 persons were taken for questioning, who are suspected of being involved in these criminal activities, Agerpres informs.
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