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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