The Helsinki Police Department, the Police Department of Inner Finland and the Central Criminal Police are jointly investigating a large crime complex in which the suspects misled the interested parties into transferring money to accounts managed by the suspects.
The suspects made scam calls from apartments in Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa.
– The suspects were tracked down in May through the police’s own information acquisition. At the beginning of June, the police made arrests at various addresses, and several suspects are still in custody. The arrested persons are Finnish and foreign citizens, says the crime commissioner Teemu Haapala From the Helsinki Police Department.
The criminal damage caused to Finland is about 360,000 euros, of which the police managed to recover about 134,000 euros. In acts directed abroad, criminal damages are estimated to exceed one million euros.
– The quick action of the police prevented the number of criminal damage from increasing, says the head of the investigation Teemu Haapala.
The police continue to cooperate with international authorities, the aim of which is to investigate the crime scene. The activities of an organized criminal group in the capital region are currently being investigated before arrests are made.
The preliminary investigation is estimated to be completed in December. The police cannot provide more information about the matter at this stage, because the preliminary investigation is in progress.
The police remind us that neither the police nor the banks ever ask people to make bank transfers or hand over bank credentials. If you receive such calls or messages, you should contact your bank. Contact information can be found on the banks’ websites.
Source: Police
Source: hymy.fi
