Investigation launched against 4 people Madridone in fuerteventura and another Alicante As perpetrators of fraud, marital extortion, forged documents and alleged membership of a criminal organization in a Civil Guard operation involving the fraudulent sale of used cars online.
The operation, which was judicially led by a court in Totana (Murcia), made it possible to clarify fifty crimes, as this resident was the first to report the events. Civil Guardalthough the investigation is still open as the presence of more affected persons has not been ruled out.
The actions started at the end of last year. Totana’s neighbor He made two transfers to bank accounts in Germany, claiming that Benemérita had purchased a vehicle that was never delivered to him, in which he identified the owner of the bank account and confirmed that there were multiple transfers similar to the victim’s. The investigation was expanded to determine if they were dealing with a criminal network dedicated to committing fraud.
Investigators identified a large group of victims from the Murcian towns of Totana and Mazarrón and other provinces: Almeria, Huelva, Alicante, Pontevedra, Tenerife and FuerteventuraContacting the criminal network through very low-priced sales offers for certain vehicles posted on a digital platform.
For the avoidance of doubt, the sale of the used vehicle at a much lower price than the market price, among other reasons, claims that the owner is at fault by filing for divorce from the current owner. Hostess and the vehicle is no longer used or simply no longer needed.
When the victim ‘itches’ and is interested in an advertisement, they are directed to a so-called shipping company that will supposedly be responsible for buying and selling the vehicle, and they are given a contact phone number.
The conversation with the company in question was made over instant messaging applications, they refused the phone calls to which the documents such as purchase-sale agreement or invoice of the transaction to be made were sent to them, fake and extorted identities…
The alleged fraud ended with the contribution of many people. germany bank account that the victims have to transfer the agreed money. The procedure that was not compensated by the bidder with the delivery of the purchased vehicle and also they did not have any interlocutors again.
Now dismantled frame had created three identical web pages but under a different name, replacing the identity of a real company, all to give victims a real and believable appearance.
All injured parties found by the Civil Guard noted that the amounts claimed to receive the vehicles allegedly sold may vary. Between 4.200 Euros and 6.000 Euros. The trail of money from transfers to German banks led investigators to other people in Spain and Poland.