Criminals pose as bank anti-fraud agents, after buying on the internet personal data and credit card numbers of customers. They steal the bank's customer service call number through the technique of "spoofing" and, thanks to their insurance and good information, achieve their goals.
700 victims had been identified, including the former Minister of Finance, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who had validated against his will nearly 25,000 euros of purchase in a Cartier boutique. At the hearing, we heard how the victims were trapped by the honeyed voice and professional tone of the "allôteurs"