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Fraud Wave in Spain: The New “Accidental Bizum Payment” Scam – How Criminals Are Exploiting the Goodwill of Expats

The mobile payment service Bizum is becoming increasingly popular in Spain. More and more consumers are using it to send and receive money within seconds via their smartphones. Its ease of use…

1 de June de 2026

Crime·Living in Spain·Crime & Law·Topics of the day

Spain’s PM’s brother isn’t off the hook yet

It was supposed to be the big “Sánchez brother scandal” Monday. In the end, the court in the western Spanish city of Badajoz dropped one of the charges against David Sánchez on…

1 de June de 2026

Crime & Law·Politics·Spain·Topics of the day

Mango founder Isak Andic: New development in case of fatal fall in Barcelona causes a stir

The death of Mango founder Isak Andic remains one of the most widely discussed topics in Spain – and is now taking a new turn. In the ongoing investigations into the businessman’s…

27 de May de 2026

Crime·Crime & Law·Barcelona·Economy

Fraud Wave in Spain Escalates Dramatically: Millions of People Affected

Spain is currently experiencing a massive rise in fraud cases and cybercrime. According to the new “State of Scams Report 2026” by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), around 77 per cent of…

26 de May de 2026

Crime·Crime & Law·Spain

Spain in Political Shock: Why the Zapatero Case Is Suddenly Changing Everything

For years, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was seen by many Spaniards as the political opposite of the corruption scandals that had damaged previous governments. Modern, progressive and closely associated with the “clean”…

20 de May de 2026

Crime & Law·Politics·Topics of the day

Begoña Gómez faces trial: Judge Peinado sees four possible offences – politically sensitive case shakes Spain

The investigating judge Juan Carlos Peinado has concluded the years-long investigative phase in the case against Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and has initiated proceedings to open a…

14 de April de 2026

Crime·News·Crime & Law·Politics·Spain·Topics of the day

Daniel Vázquez Patiño, one of Spain’s most wanted paedophile criminals, arrested in Galicia.

The Policía Nacional has announced the arrest of Daniel Vázquez Patiño, one of Spain’s ten most wanted criminals, in the town of Meicende, Arteixo (A Coruña). The arrest took place on Thursday…

23 de January de 2026

Crime·News·Crime & Law·Spain·Topics of the day

Digital Deception at the Dinner Table: How Artificial Intelligence Is Putting Restaurants in Spain Under Pressure

The hospitality sector has always relied on trust. Trust that reservations will be honoured, that complaints are genuine and that reviews reflect real experiences. That trust is now being tested. The rapid…

7 de January de 2026

Gastronomy·Crime & Law·Topics of the day

Last Spanish widow of Islamic State returns with her son

Lubna Mohamed Miludi, considered the last Spanish widow of the so-called Islamic State, has returned to Spain with her minor son after years in Syria. Both lived in the Roj camp in…

9 de December de 2025

Living in Spain·News·Crime & Law

Pedro Sanchez: Scandal after scandal

Spanish politics is experiencing one of its most complicated phases in recent years. Scandal after scandal is bringing the government even more into the public eye. Although he himself is not the…

28 de November de 2025

Topics of the day·Crime & Law·Politics·Spain