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Criminal Network Dismantled for Bank Fraud with False Identities

The Civil Guard has broken up an organization that defrauded over 266,000 euros by falsifying documents to open accounts and extract credit.

Generic image of credit cards, symbolizing banking fraud.
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Generic image of credit cards, symbolizing banking fraud.

The Civil Guard has dismantled a criminal organization operating in several provinces, including Castellón and Valencia, dedicated to bank fraud through document forgery and the creation of accounts with false identities.

The Territorial Judicial Police Team of the Civil Guard of Vinaroz has concluded operation «Creta vin», successfully dismantling a criminal network specialized in committing bank fraud. This organization operated in various locations across the national territory, with a significant presence in the provinces of Castellón, Valencia, Alicante, Albacete, Tarragona, and Barcelona.
The investigation began in March 2025 following a complaint about irregularities in a banking entity. After months of complex inquiries, agents managed to establish the structure and composition of the gang, an organized group of nine individuals (seven men and two women) aged between 25 and 65 years.
The group's modus operandi was based on document forgery to defraud the financial system. They recruited individuals to whom they provided falsified foreign identity documents and altered payrolls. They even went as far as to establish fictitious companies to give an appearance of legality to the employment contracts presented.
With this fraudulent documentation, collaborators opened bank accounts linked to credit cards with a limit of 3,000 euros, also gaining an additional 3,000 euros per account. For each account opened, they received a payment of between 100 and 200 euros. Once the card was obtained, the organization's leader retrieved it and extracted the total credit in less than a month. To avoid detection, cash withdrawals, ranging from 100 to 500 euros, were concentrated in amusement arcades in the towns of Vinaroz and Benicarló.
In total, the alleged perpetrators opened 58 bank accounts and carried out 484 fraudulent operations, resulting in a total economic impact of 266,815 euros.
Identifying those involved posed a challenge for investigators, as they used multiple identities from different countries. After numerous surveillance, monitoring, and police tracking tasks, the Civil Guard obtained clear evidence of the group's structure and coordination. This led to the identification, location, and arrest of four individuals, as well as the investigation and identification of five others, one of whom is currently serving a sentence in Romania. They are accused of fraud, document forgery, and belonging to a criminal organization. The proceedings have been placed at the disposal of the Investigating Court of Vinaroz.

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