CICPC arrested three members of a network of fraudsters operating in Caracas

Published at: 26/10/2026 12:02 PM

Members of the Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC) were able to arrest three people who were allegedly part of a criminal network dedicated to continued fraud through a mobile application.

The director of the scientific police, <ciudadanos se dedicaban a captar a terceras personas para utilizarlas como “mulas de identidad” para el registro en una aplicación móvil de compra hoy y paga mañana> Douglas Rico, said that these <>.

He explained that these people were canceled 20 dollars to “register profiles in the mobile credit financing application”, through which they purchased high-end cell phones; “once the request to purchase cell phones was approved and the initial one was canceled, they went to pick them up at physical stores. Later, through the use of computer methods, they managed to violate and uninstall the security and remote control application on the devices, circumventing the default locking system to seize the equipment without canceling the corresponding fees, thus causing financial damage to the said company.”

“The detainees were identified as David Antuan Arteaga González (18), Daniel Adrián Muñoz Meneses (23) and Aurimary Arocha Arocha (35). The procedures were carried out in the parishes of La Candelaria, Santa Rosalía and La Vega, in Caracas,” said the director.

Mazo News Team