Monday, October 14, 2013

5Men Arrested In £.5million American Express Cyber-Crime Probe

London - Five men have been arrested by UK police investigating organised cyber-criminals who are believed to have compromised an American Express Black Centurian charge card account and spent over half a million pounds on Rolex watches, wine, diamonds, designer luggage and dining.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service’s Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) searched six addresses in Lambeth, Harrow, Barnet, Enfield and Brighton at 6.30am this morning.
Police recovered mobile phones, computers and financial documents from the properties.
Five men, aged between 30 and 45 and from Barnet, Brighton, Enfield and Lewisham, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud. 

They are currently in custody at a west London police station.
The arrests relate to activity on an American Express card between December 2012 and March this year in London, Barcelona, Madrid and Marbella.-Source:-london24.com

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