International agency release

# Action against criminal website that offered ‘spoofing’ services to fraudsters: 142 arrests

Europol, November 24, 2022. Establishes the Metropolitan Police-led takedown and the 142-arrest figure..

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** November 24, 2022

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 6

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Europol

**Published:** November 24, 2022

**Source type:** International agency release

**Research grade:** Source grade P2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/action-against-criminal-website-offered-%E2%80%98spoofing%E2%80%99-services-to-fraudsters-142-arrests](https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/action-against-criminal-website-offered-%E2%80%98spoofing%E2%80%99-services-to-fraudsters-142-arrests)

**What it supports:** Establishes the Metropolitan Police-led takedown and the 142-arrest figure.

**Dataset id:** src\_europol\_ispoof\_2022

How this source is used

Cited 6 times across 4 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[iSpoof takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ispoof-takedown)

Fraud and stolen data, November 2022

Primary source

### Organization roles

3 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Metropolitan Police Service](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ispoof-takedown)

Operational lead, iSpoof takedown

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ispoof-takedown)

Coordinator, iSpoof takedown

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ispoof-takedown)

Judicial cooperation, iSpoof takedown

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Tejay Fletcher](https://takedownindex.org/people/tejay-fletcher)

Arrested, iSpoof takedown

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[ispoof[.]cc](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ispoof-takedown)

Server seized, iSpoof takedown

Primary source

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