Six suspects arrested by MOCA in NCB smishing scam

A joint operation by law enforcement agencies has led to the arrest of six people accused of being part of a multimillion-dollar smishing scam that targeted the National Commercial Bank (NCB).

The names of the accused have not been released.

The operations were conducted at six locations in Kingston, St Catherine, Clarendon and St Elizabeth.

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency and the police Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Division led the operations.

Smishing is a cyber-attack that uses fake mobile text messages to trick people into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information or sending money to cybercriminals.

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