This Monday, April 20, authorities captured a man suspected of bank fraud who had used deception to deactivate a telephone line and access personal information, with which he carried out unauthorized transactions, the Public Ministry (MP) reported.
The detainee is accused of the crime of fraudulent use of credit or debit cards, reported the Chiquimula District Prosecutor’s Office.
The capture was carried out in a shopping center located in zone 17 of the capital, in compliance with an order issued by the Criminal and Narcotics Court of First Instance on duty in Chiquimula.
The detainee was identified as Alex Y., who, according to the investigation, posed as a representative of a telephone company to deceive the victim.
According to the investigations, through this mechanism he managed to deactivate the affected person’s telephone line and improperly access his personal information.
The authorities indicated that, based on this access, unauthorized banking transactions were carried out, which caused economic losses to the victim.
The case is part of the investigations carried out by the MP in relation to computer and financial crimes, in which those responsible use deception to obtain personal data and carry out illegal operations.
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