Swiss charge woman in $2M bank scam

Associated Press

GENEVA

Swiss authorities say they have indicted a woman who convinced dozens of people to hand over their online banking details over the phone from the Netherlands.

Federal prosecutors said the woman managed to use the banking details to steal almost $2 million between March 2016 and July 2018.

Prosecutors said last week that about 50 people fell victim to the scam, known as “voice phishing.” They provided no further details on how she managed to sweet-talk her victims into divulging their details.

They said the woman, who was not identified, had been working with an “internationally active group” that also used spam emails in the scam.

She was among two people arrested in the Rotterdam area in June.