The investigation began after a citizen reported several unauthorized bank transfers from their account. The fraud amounted to over 24,000 euros, distributed across various operations conducted within a short period.

Officers from the Judicial Police Brigade of Elche Police Station then analyzed the bank movements and uncovered an organized structure designed to hinder the tracing of the stolen money.

According to the investigation, the money was initially transferred to third-party accounts controlled by different individuals, allowing for the fragmentation of amounts and complicating fund tracking. Subsequently, part of the money was sent to other accounts from which cash withdrawals were made at ATMs.

These extractions were carried out by individuals acting as intermediaries or “mules,” who received small sums of money in exchange for collaborating with the organization. The National Police explain that this operation follows a common pattern in such crimes, based on the rapid dispersion of money to conceal its illicit origin and facilitate its incorporation into the legal economic circuit.

During the inquiries, officers managed to reconstruct the complete journey of the money from the victim's account to the final recipients and confirmed the coordinated participation of several individuals. Furthermore, some of those involved already had a history of similar offenses, reinforcing the hypothesis of an organized structure with a division of roles.

Finally, the Police identified and arrested the four suspects as alleged perpetrators of fraud and belonging to a criminal group. The proceedings have been forwarded to the Elche duty court, and the investigation remains open, with further arrests not ruled out.