The incidents date back to 2019, but disease and pandemic restrictions prevented victims from traveling to Alicante until recently. The woman recently left Alicante Provincial Police Station and reported that she and her husband had become victims of a scam after seeing an advertisement on a well-known social network. Offered to obtain a residence permit in Spain Through the purchase of a business franchise costing 50,000 euros.
With this hook, he decided to contact a person who confirmed what was stated in the ad and agreed on the details of the financial operation. He went to Algeria with his wife They went to Alicante, where they made an appointment with a man who took them to a notary and signed a contract and a deed of sale of company shares.
Transfers
The victim made three bank transfers totaling €52,615 and signed documents purporting to appear as a franchisee of a company.
Shortly after, he was given a new offer the man with whom they signed the contract and the franchise agreement. The fraudster offered them a monthly salary of 3,500 euros if they bought a second franchise worth 30,000 euros. As if that wasn’t enough, he also made them an offer. sea view apartment without having to pay any rent for it. Believing that what they were offering was genuine, the victim agreed to purchase the second franchise and returned to Spain to sign more documents. He returned to Algeria from Alicante, paying 14,500 euros as the first payment.
The victim has not received any news from the seller for a while regarding the franchises he purchased or the transactions of his residence permit. The woman tried to contact the interlocutor, but I didn’t answer your calls. Faced with this situation, the victim searched social media forums to get information about this person and found comments about this person. He defrauded several Algerians and her photo apparently matched the man who scammed her.
Although the events took place in 2019, there was an illness and COVID-19 restrictions Until a few weeks ago, they made it impossible for him to travel to Alicante to file a complaint.
After the complaint was forwarded to the National Police, police officers Alicante Unit Against Migration Networks and Documentary Lies (UCRIF) Group II They launched an investigation and, after reviewing the documents submitted by the victim and carrying out various police checks, they first identified a woman who was the sole director of the company to which the victim had given two franchises. Likewise, agents were able to pinpoint the identity of the man with whom the victim contacted and signed contracts.
Investigators found that the franchises allegedly sold by those investigated did not exist and therefore operations The contract is signed by a notary. imaginary. This was all a scam in which two detainees defrauded the victim, who presented documents proving that he had committed a fraud of 52,615 euros, to which the 14,500 euros of the second exemption they offered him had to be added.
The police caught and arrested 2 people allegedly involved in the incident. fraud and document forgery. Investigators referred the police actions to the Alicante guard court.