National Police agents arrested a man and a woman in the Madrid town of Getafe for alleged crimes. fraudfalsification of documents and usurpation of civil status because they posed as financial managers to defraud their victims. The police investigation began after a neighbor told agents at the Complaints and Citizens Assistance Bureau (ODAC) of the National Police Station in Elche that she had been deceived by a person who would deceive her. Approximately 50,000 euros were defrauded by allowing his family to advise him on financial matters.
After the victim went to the Elche Police Station to report the events, National Police agents from the Crimes Against Property Investigation Group launched an investigation to clarify how the alleged perpetrator acquired the property. that huge amount of money from an Elche marriage.
The victim testified that a man I contacted him by phoneoffers you significant savings. electricity fee and other household suppliesand after accepting and trusting this person, he gradually left the family economy. payments and income It’s in the hands of this man pretending to be a financial manager.
total freedom
In addition, due to health problems that affect the victim and oblige him He was hospitalized many timesThe marriage gave the alleged fraudster complete freedom to conduct economic operations, confident that his financial affairs were in safe hands and his economy would recover.
Finally he started receiving sacrifices various calls from telephone companies and credit agencies They stated that he owed them money and had not paid the agreed monthly payments, all this despite the fact that the victim had not requested a loan from any institution or entered into any telephone line contract.
As if that wasn’t enough, the victim was able to confirm this while visiting the financial institution: his account was in redWhen he realized that he had been defrauded, he went to the Elche National Police to report the facts.
Full account access
After a series of police actions, agents were able to confirm that the alleged perpetrator of the events had committed murder. access to bank account where they entered victim’s pensionat the same time credit card Made multiple transfers of close to €32,000 to different bank accounts associated with the bank account in question.
Also, he had photos of personal marriage documentsDocuments with which he probably applied for loans at various financial institutions and also with him I applied for two credit cards It is on behalf of the victim that he will lend more than 16,000 euros.
During the investigation, agents confirmed that: The man did not act alonebecause the phone calls to the victims were made from a phone belonging to a woman who was eventually arrested for fraud because she was the beneficiary of money defrauded by the first suspect, and because she actively cooperated with the lead investigator.
“Finally, agents went to the Madrid town of Getafe, where the alleged perpetrators were located, and completed the difficult investigation, in which the man was arrested on charges of fraud, forgery of documents and usurpation of marital status, and the woman was also found, according to police sources, due to alleged fraud.
Locating the prisoners was a very complex task. security precautions taken by the person alleged to be the perpetrator of the events. Proof of this was when he was captured by agents He introduced himself to them by issuing a traffic ticket on behalf of his cousin. and he said that was his name.
During the search of the detainees’ homes, agents seized documents related to the events. electric shock shock devicetwo mobile phones and a laptop.
Other possible victims
During the investigation, agents linked the authors to other cases in which similar incidents were reported; One of these complaints involved fraud against an elderly person of close to 35,000 euros.
These and other incidents continue to be investigated by agents, so The possibility that other crimes would be committed against the detained people and that other people involved would be arrested was not excluded. Individuals who offer their bank accounts to receive defrauded money from victims, thus acting as “mules” in police jargon.
On the other hand, agents confirmed that the detainee entered into a cell phone line contract in the name of one of his victims. imitating the voice of an old woman.
The detainees, a man and a woman of Spanish nationality aged 32 and 30, both with a history of other frauds, were placed at the disposal of the competent Court of Inquiry in Getafe.