The Polish National Police carried out a series of arrests, exposing the Polish criminal group engaged in fraud with online payments and money laundering. The operation was carried out jointly with Europol's anti-cybercrime division EC3, and with the assistance of security forces from Croatia, Germany, Romania and Sweden.

Operation MOTO was held from May 29 to May 31 and ended with 9 arrests and searches in 25 houses in Poland.

The suspects published advertisements on the sale of cars, as well as equipment for construction and agricultural works on a number of popular sites. At the conclusion of the transaction, the victims made an advance payment for the car, however, the equipment was not delivered to the final buyer.

Scammers have been operating since January 2015.

More than 1,000 people were affected by their actions, and the total damage amounted to 2.5 million euros.

For money laundering, scammers acquired legitimate firms with a positive reputation and placed ads on their behalf. Money from the received transactions was withdrawn through payment systems and filmed at ATMs in Poland, Croatia and the Czech Republic.

During the arrest, the Polish police seized plastic cards, laptops and mobile phones, as well as other assets worth 350 thousand. Euro.