Russian Coms, the scam platform behind 1.8 million fraudulent calls, has been shut down by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).
Russian Coms was established in 2021 and is thought to be behind financial losses in the tens of millions of pounds, according to an NCA statement published on August 1.
The NCA said that over the course of three years, over 1.3 million calls were made by Russian Coms users to 500,000 unique UK phone numbers.
The average loss was £9,400 ($12,000) based on those who reported to Action Fraud.
Calls were made to individuals in 107 different countries around the world, including the USA, New Zealand, Norway, France and the Bahamas.
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