The National Police have updated the situation regarding Operation Delhi which involved the arrest of 33 people in the south of Tenerife who are accused of scamming thousands of elderly tourists out over a million euros via shops selling electrical goods.
In total, 11 shops and an accounts office were raided by the police for the alleged crimes of creating a criminal organization, money laundering, and fraud. During the operation, more than 1.3 million euros in cash were seized, capital of more than 900,000 euros was blocked in more than 300 bank accounts, and 42 real estate properties were embargoed.
Last week the National Police held a meeting with 19 Consular representatives based in Santa Cruz, at their provincial headquarters. The meeting, chaired by the Provincial Commissioner, was attended by the representatives of the Consular Corps of Italy, Russia, Finland, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Norway, Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, Hungary, Denmark, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic, who were all informed of the result of the operation.
During the meeting, they announced that a new email address has been set up specifically for victims of the scam and stressed the importance of it being shared with the citizens of their respective countries so that the scale of the scam can be seen and victims can be identified and advised on the next steps to recovering their money.
The email address is: sctenerife.bppjudef@policia.es and can be contacted in English so that officers can assist victims directly and inform them on how to proceed depending on the specific situation of each one. Anyone who has been a victim of this scam is encouraged to contact them as soon as possible to start the process.
