Oil is at the price of gold. Civil Guard 3 people were arrested Fraud of more than 24,000 euros to farmers saxophone In the purchase of olive oil, a product whose price has increased rapidly in recent months due to scarcity in the market. Those arrested used what was known nazarene scamIt consists of simulating solvency customers and placing orders of small amounts and committing fraud after making a transaction. buy a certain size and leave it without paying. To make it difficult to locate them, those involved used data from deceased persons. Agents are investigating whether the detainees were involved in other similar incidents in Spain. The name of the operation has been announced Gold Oil i.e. Gold Oil.
As reported by the Benemérita Command, the Civil Guard, within the scope of Operation Golden Oil, fraud, document forgery and criminal organization crimes to three neighbors community of madridOne man and two women between the ages of 34 and 69. The hearings were made available to the Instruction Court No. 2 of Villena.
Last May, following a complaint from the head of an agricultural company in Sax, the Civil Guard opened an investigation into a possible fraud of 24,000 euros in the purchase of olive oil. That’s why they started the operation to shed light on the facts.
“How it works”
The deception consisted of what became known as the “Nazareth scam.” gain the businessman’s trust By making a small purchase, the criminal then made a final high-value purchase for which he did not pay.
First stage, ROCA team agents (anti-theft in rural areas) An official from the Ibi Civil Guard Company began an analysis of the documents provided by the complainant. Investigators say the author attempted to make it difficult to identify himself, going so far as to use false identities and other false identities, and even Identity of the deceased.
Considering that the companies that allegedly purchased the oil are in the Community Madrid and Salamancaand due to the current difficulty in verifying the identity of the author of the scam, the support of the Madrid Local Police and the Regional Unit of the Judicial Police of the Madrid Civil Guard and the Guadalajara ROCA Team have been requested.
Thanks to the cooperation of all units, the perpetrators were finally identified and the criminal organization consisting of 4 people, a 69-year-old man and 3 women aged 34-44, was revealed. The Civil Guard emphasized that those living in Madrid were located and investigated.
An investigation was launched against the authors, who were accused of similar crimes: 5 of fraud, 3 of document forgery, and 1 of criminal organization, and the cases were submitted to the prosecutor’s office. Second Education Court of Villena.
Given the possibility of new victims appearing, the Civil Guard is not ending the operation. investigations continue.