Seventeen employees at an ITV station in Murcia were arrested by the Guardia Civil for official-document forgery.
Tag Archive for scam
Beware: Sierra Nevada Scam
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man swindled quite a few people out of their money by taking deposits on accommodation rentals in the skiiing village on Sierra Nevada.
Gato por Liebre
by Martin Myall •
The title is a Spanish term meaning being palmed off with something inferior to what you believe you are receiving – can’t think of the English, equivalent expression.
Caja Rural SMS Scam
by Martin Myall •
Yet another scam, and this one closer to home, personally, as I am with Caja Rural de Granada: there is a bogus SMS with a detrimental link circulating.
New Type of Door-Caller Scam
by Hugh MacArthur •
Up in the north of Spain there have been cases of people calling at doors to ‘take water samples’ which is just another ploy to get past the front door.
Careful with QR Codes
by Martin Myall •
At one point it didn’t look like QR Codes were going to catch on, in Spain at least, but then came the pandemic and restaurant menus… But there’s a darker side.
Scammers Target Restaurants
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Almuñécar Policía Local has warned about a scam being carried out against the hostelry sector by supposed representatives of electricity companies.
Home Jab Scam
by Hugh MacArthur •
Elderly people in Andalucía have been receiving calls from people claiming to be from the Health Service, arranging to come around and administer a jab.
Friends of Animals Scam
by Vivienne Hughes •
The administrators of an animal-protection society in Valencia have been arrested for allegedly embezzling much of the funds sent in as donations.
Gasman Ruse in Otivar
by Martin Myall •
Otívar Town Hall has issued a warning to its villagers concerning the presence of gasman scammers, claiming to be from Repsol.