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Latvian police bust European cybercrime ring and arrest seven suspects, Europol says

The network, dismantled in an operation on 10 October, is accused of scamming thousands across Europe out of nearly €5 million.

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00:00Latvian police working with EU agencies have busted a major internet fraud network that
00:10scammed thousands across Europe, Europol said on Friday.
00:16Seven suspects were arrested on October the 10th in a joint operation involving police
00:20from Austria, Estonia and Latvia.
00:25The criminal ring is accused of scamming victims out of nearly 5 million euros in thousands
00:30of separate cases, mostly in Latvia and Austria.
00:37During the raids, police seized 1,200 SIM box devices and 40,000 SIM cards.
00:45Europol added that the network was also used to facilitate other crimes like migrant smuggling
00:51and extortion.
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