© Lala Azizli – Unsplash save saved Receiving scam alerts It is a news item that makes a lot of noise in Spain. As the independent reported on April 2, 2025, confirming information from the Catalan media 324.Cat, a taxi driver was arrested at the Llobregat Hospitalet, near Barcelona, for having developed a scam aimed at stealing the bank cards of his passengers. The method used was based on the cunning and the speed of execution. At the time of payment, it presented an apparently classic bank card terminal. As soon as the customer tapped his PIN code, which he memorized, he claimed a breakdown of the terminal. He then discreetly dropped the map on the ground, near his seat, before replacing it with another similar map, thus deceiving the vigilance of the victim. Read also: beware, the scam in QR code on parking meters is back identified thanks to the Subterfuge surveillance cameras allowed it to withdraw up to 1,800 euros with the steep cards. It was the images of the surveillance cameras for automatic distributors that made it possible to formally identify it. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday April 1 at the Hospitalet and will have to answer for several charges, notably for theft, scam and identity theft, according to the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police). The case arouses concern, especially because the targeted victims were mostly the elderly, often less familiar with modern scams or reflexes to adopt during an electronic payment. In a press release, the Catalan authorities call for the greatest caution during taxi payments or in other public places. They recommend that they never lose your view card at the time of a transaction, to check that the card returned is his own, and never to disclose his code in the presence of a third party. Read also: Faced with the broken mirror scam, the gendarmerie is sounding the alarm receive our latest news each morning, most of the Capital news. (tagstotranslate) Scams
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