Fourteen suspects have been put in custody after a cross-border probe into an HMRC phishing scam.

Authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom arrested 14 suspects after an HMRC-led investigation uncovered a phishing operation that siphoned £47 million by exploiting over 100,000 Government Gateway accounts. More than 100 Romanian police officers joined HMRC investigators in simultaneous raids across Ilfov, Giurgiu, and Călăraşi counties, seizing cash and luxury cars and detaining 13 individuals aged 23 to 53. Officials said the group used stolen personal data to submit fraudulent PAYE, VAT, and Child Benefit claims and that prosecutions with the Crown Prosecution Service are underway.

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