The Guardia Civil arrests a person for fraud with the “Wash Wash Wash” scam

- Various items used in the fraud were seized, as well as 27,750 euros in cash.

- The scam consists in convincing victims to invest a certain amount of money using banknotes colored with chemical products.

The Guardia Civil of Lanzarote has arrested a 45-year-old man in the municipality of Teguise for fraud involving the well-known "wash wash" or "colored banknote" method.

The operation began when Guardia Civil officers observed an argument between two people on a public street in the town of Costa Teguise. The officers approached and discovered several packages wrapped in black plastic. According to the victim's statements at the scene, the reason for the argument was that the alleged perpetrator was attempting to leave the area with the legal currency that had been handed over to him for later inking.

The modus operandi of this scam is meticulously planned. In this scheme, known as the "black money" scam, the fraudsters approach their victims with a convincing story: They claim to have exported large amounts of money from their home country in black color to avoid customs inspections. To support their story, they display bundles of paper designed to appear to contain genuine, dyed banknotes and strategically place real banknotes at the front of the bundle. They then demonstrate the use of chemicals that supposedly "clean" the banknotes, thus gaining the victim's trust.

Once the victim is convinced, they are persuaded to hand over a considerable amount of cash with the promise of receiving more banknotes.

Cash, with the promise of receiving more "impure" banknotes. However, after the exchange is complete, the victims discover that they have been cheated and the packages they received contain only worthless black cardboard.

This type of fraud relies on both the greed and naivety of victims who are lured with the promise of quick and easy profit.

The Guardia Civil has intensified its efforts to combat this crime in order to prevent more people from falling victim to this type of fraud.

A criminal group that stole 500,000 euros through the killer scam has been arrested.

They threatened their victims with death or physical attack using videos in which they pretended to be hitmen and displayed weapons. They obtained the victims' personal information and phone numbers from websites offering adult services. 300 victims were located, and 19 people were arrested and investigated.

As part of Operation Mamol TF, the Guardia Civil arrested and investigated 19 individuals from the province of A Coruña who were members of a criminal organization that extorted money from their victims after they accessed websites with adult content. Investigators identified more than 300 victims who were defrauded of a total of €500,000.

The investigation began more than a year ago after the victims filed a complaint with the Guardia Civil in Tenerife. According to these complaints, the victims received serious threats via mobile phone after entering their phone number and other personal information on adult websites.

These threats were accompanied by videos depicting physical assaults on third parties, in which the extortionists displayed firearms and demanded monetary payments as a condition that the victims would not suffer similar assaults.

The hitman scam

This practice is known as the "Hitman Scam." Criminals place fake ads on websites offering adult services, so that once the victim uses the service, they receive threats from a supposed hitman unless they pay a certain amount.

Fearing such threats, victims sometimes agree to pay, although the scammers may continue their coercion and demand more money.

Thanks to various computer analyses and analyses of documents, terminals and lines, investigators discovered that the extortionists had carried out more than 370 criminal acts using this modus operandi, stealing 500,000 euros and sending 180,000 euros to the Dominican Republic through various companies.

The Guardia Civil has identified six people as the perpetrators of a mass brawl in Morrojable.

- The videos of the aggression were spread via messaging applications.

- One of the victims suffered a cut wound of about 4 cm in length, which required 13 stitches

The Guardia Civil of the Morro Jable headquarters on Fuerteventura has completed its investigation into a brawl at a local shopping center. As a result, six people have been identified and are being investigated for their alleged involvement in the incident.

The incident occurred on February 9 at a popular shopping center in Morro Jable, Pájara. Although no altercations were initially observed upon officers' arrival, subsequent video circulating on a popular messaging app revealed the extent of the brawl, which involved a large group of people.

Subsequently, two of those involved filed a complaint for injuries. One of the victims required medical treatment for a cut approximately 4 cm long.

Given the social alarm that had been triggered, the Civil Guard at the Morrojable headquarters conducted a thorough investigation. Recordings from the shopping center's surveillance cameras were obtained and analyzed, as were broadcast videos.

The measures taken led to the identification of all perpetrators, five men and two women, all residents of the town who were known to have committed violent acts.

After all the perpetrators had been identified, six of the seven people were located in February and an investigation was opened against the six for a crime of wild brawl, and the case was referred to the Puerto del Rosario Disciplinary Court.

The Guardia Civil is investigating 16 people accused of stealing 2,800 kg of avocados from farms in northern Tenerife.

The modus operandi was always the same: They gained access to the farms by jumping over or breaking through the fence. All of the accused are neighbors of the affected communities, which allowed them to plan the thefts to avoid detection.

With the start of the fruit and vegetable season, particularly avocados, Guardia Civil officers belonging to the ROCA team, specialised in the prevention and investigation of agricultural and livestock theft, have taken a measure to intensify the prevention and investigation of rural thefts and have solved 22 thefts/burglaries on farms in various municipalities in the north of the island of Tenerife.

The crimes took place between September and February of this year, with the accused, neighbors of the area, gaining access to the interior of the farms, generally during daylight hours, by jumping over or breaking through the fence and stealing a total of 2,800 kg of avocados, 30 kg of potatoes, 10 kg of chestnuts, as well as various sheets of corrugated iron used to support the vines, all of which they placed in sacks and placed in the vehicles they used to travel.

It turned out that the accused were local neighbors who had previously planned the raids on the various farms, as they were well-versed in the area and always knew that the owners and employees were there. It is worth noting that two of the alleged perpetrators were hunters who, due to their hunting skills, were able to verify that no one was on the farm at the time of the crime.

The Guardia Civil investigates one crime of robbery with intimidation and seventeen crimes of theft in various business premises in Corralejo on the island of Fuerteventura.

- Between October and December 2024, the arrested person stole various items for sale from the interior of various business premises in Corralejo.

- The total value of the stolen goods was 5,000 euros.

On 10 February 2025, the Civil Guard of the Corralejo main post arrested a 29-year-old man as the alleged perpetrator of a robbery with intimidation and seventeen theft offenses that occurred between October and December 2024 in the town of Corralejo.

Following a series of complaints from various businesses, the Guardia Civil became aware of a series of thefts that had occurred in the municipality. The crimes, committed during opening hours, focused on theft of retail products, primarily alcoholic beverages and perfume.

After a meticulous investigation, officers identified the suspected perpetrator, whose modus operandi was to enter the stores posing as a customer and then steal items of varying value. The perpetrator even went so far as to unseal some products to bypass the security systems, thus amassing an estimated loot of €5,000.

The perpetrator committed a robbery using violence and intimidation in a local supermarket, where he threatened the employees with a firearm.

On the morning of February 10, 2025, an operation was carried out to arrest the individual who, at the time of his arrest, was carrying a professional box cutter with which he opened some of the stolen products, evidence of his intention to continue his criminal activities.

This timely intervention by the Guardia Civil not only ended the wave of thefts but also restored calm in the local business community.

Arrested for attempting to run over two people in Las Palmas

One of the victims recorded the events with his mobile phone

The Guardia Civil has arrested a 35-year-old man for attempted homicide after he tried to kill two people in

Vecindario, to run over.

The victims reported that a gray vehicle attempted to run them over several times and even provided several videos showing it repeatedly hitting them. These videos also revealed the alleged perpetrator and the vehicle's license plate number.

Given the seriousness of the case, the Guardia Civil launched a manhunt to arrest this person.

The incident, classified as attempted murder, was aggravated by reckless driving at excessive speed and dangerous driving maneuvers in the surrounding area.

It turned out that the person arrested was a neighbor of the victim with whom he had previously had problems.