Madrid, Spain | AFP |
British and other northern European countries Tourists were cheated tens of thousands of euros by credit cards using his “intoxicated” in the controversial Magaluf on the Spanish island of Mallorca, they reported Tuesday the authorities.
The scam was carried out “in local hostess” of the tourist beach of the Mediterranean archipelago of the Balearic Islands, known for its excesses of alcohol and sex, the Interior Ministry said in a statement, adding that the police arrested 20 members of an alleged network. four men and 16 women
“The amount defrauded amounts to more than 45,000 euros, although it is suspected it may it be higher, because many victims have denounced “he said.
” The main victims are usually British tourists, Nordic and Scandinavian intoxicated, since in this state they found it easier deceive for security codes or cards for a series of consecutive charges higher amount, “explained the statement.
After obtaining the above codes, the network also” cloned the cards thanks to cloners disguised as dataphone card “.
The small beach of Magaluf jumped to the front pages of the international press in July 2014 because of the scandal caused by the disclosure in social networks a video showing a very young Irish tourist successive practicing fellatio several men in a bar.
This revealed the excesses of alcohol and sex that take place in this area specializing in youth travel low cost , prompting officials to tighten controls and the local tourism industry to seek a conversion.
Last week two British policemen began patrolling the streets of Magaluf next to the Spanish Civil Guard. 85% of tourism in this beach comes from the UK and Ireland, according to the Association of Hoteliers of Palmanova-Magaluf.
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