Do not get caught by calls from these countries.
Do not get caught by calls from these countries.
Spain alert about the missed call scam: do not answer the phone if these numbers call you
If you receive a missed call from an international number with one of these prefixes, it is safest not to return the call, unless you are expecting news from someone you know in one of these countries.
Local Police at the scene.
Local Police at the scene.
Arrested for defrauding a Mallorca taxi driver
The individual showed clear signs of intoxication and had no identification, mobile phone or money.
Do not respond to the email being sent out.
Do not respond to the email being sent out.
Spain alert over fake messages from the DGT (Directorate General of Traffic)
The email received is identified with the subject line: ‘Notification of Fine for Illegal Parking – Payment required’, and it provides a link for the alleged payment of an outstanding traffic fine via the ‘Pay the Fine’ button.
Don’t get caught in the cash trap in Mallorca
From July onwards, only undamaged €50 notes will be accepted in shops in Spain.
Friend given credit card to withdraw 60 euros and takes out 900
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
Facua spokesperson Rubén Sánchez with the campaign poster.
Facua spokesperson Rubén Sánchez with the campaign poster.
Spanish consumer group hits out at Ryanair
The consumer organisation is calling on consumers to report airline abuses and fraud such as the surcharge for travelling with cabin luggage by filing lawsuits to claim their money back.
Booking.com users targeted in phishing scam, travellers being cautioned
Legitimate Booking.com transactions will never request payment details through phone, email, or text messages.
Report points to potentially massive pandemic aid fraud in the Balearics
The Public Audit Office has drawn attention to a "total lack of control" in verifying aid requests.
American arrested for not paying a hotel bill in the Balearics
This arrest is one of the most significant made this season on the island of Ibiza for hotel fraud.
The National Police carried out the investigation and arrest.
The National Police carried out the investigation and arrest.
Mallorca is cracking down on illegal holiday lets.
Mallorca is cracking down on illegal holiday lets.
Immigration is the top concern in Spain
With regard to the economic situation in Spain, 58.9% consider it ‘bad or very bad’.
Briton arrested for refusing to pay 12,000 euro restaurant bill
They have all been charged with one count of fraud.
Woman on trial for defrauding a friend over 30,000 euros
The woman made up the story that her non-existent boyfriend had been arrested at Palma airport for transporting gold bars in his suitcase.
Manager of Mallorca clinic where a British woman died after cosmetic surgery arrested
The victim paid 6,000 pounds in cash.
Police bust art forgery ring in Spain selling fake Banksy works
Investigators have seized nine works and recorded at least 25 sales to victims in Spain, Germany, Switzerland, the United States and Scotland.