NCA cracks down on Russian Coms, charging 5 individuals over a global scam call platform that enabled fraudsters to spoof trusted organisations, steal money and personal data from victims

The charges relate to an investigation into Russian Coms, a platform allegedly used by criminals worldwide to spoof phone numbers belonging to financial institutions, telecoms companies and police forces. The NCA says the case involves offences linked to supplying articles for use in fraud and criminal property, making it relevant to the infrastructure behind authorised push payment fraud and impersonation…