Five suspected, three arrested in UK-linked CEO fraud case

Ljubljana, 9 March - Slovenian police have arrested three of the five people they suspect were involved in a racket known as CEO fraud, a scam in which criminals impersonate executives to fool employees into making unauthorized wire transfers. The fraud was perpetrated mostly in the UK, while the money was laundered in Slovenia.

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