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UK police take down major online fraud platform
The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has shut down Russian Coms, a call-spoofing platform, with support from international law enforcement authorities.
Russian Coms is thought to have affected approximately 170,000 people in the UK alone, with losses amounting to tens of millions of pounds. The platform enabled criminals to disguise their ident...
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