UK’s largest fraud operation nets over 100 spoofing scammers

iSpoof allowed fraudsters, who paid in Bitcoin, to disguise their phone numbers so it appeared they were calling from major banks including Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds to trick people into giving them personal details. — Dreamstime/TNS

A global “spoofing shop” which scammed victims out of tens of millions of pounds has been thwarted by international law enforcement agencies.

London’s Metropolitan Police Service said on Nov 24 it had shut down fraud website iSpoof and made more than 100 UK arrests in connection with the case. The Met worked in coordination with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Europol and Dutch authorities to make the arrests.