British law agencies have seized $7.4M and arrested 290 people in a cybercrime operation.
A number of the arrested individuals were conducting eBay scams.
- The operation, named Henhouse, was conducted by the National Crime Agency in cooperation with the police.
- In addition to the $7.4M, the police authorities have seized items such as:
- BMW M5 vehicle,
- Rolex watches
- Smartphones,
- Jewelry, etc.
- On
Feb. 8, three people were arrested due to their involvement with
international PPE fraud. The three suspects benefitted financially by
setting up a U.K. company that would receive compensation for PPE
shortages.
- Six other individuals were arrested in a separate
location for creating an online scheme that sold vehicles on eBay that
didn't exist. The hackers convinced the victims to pay a deposit to give
them a false address where they thought they could see the vehicle.
- After
seizing 250 phones, police found the details of over 2,500 bank
accounts suspected of being used to launder millions in 2022.
