Hlost over 60 thousand euros, convinced that she had made an excellent investment on an online trading site.
The woman from Chiusano San Domenico, in the province of Avellino, had been attracted by an advertising banner that invited her to make “simple and convenient” investments.
After contacting the so-called promoter, a Pakistani citizen living in Milan, he made the first two transfers of 3 and 3.500 euros, receiving a credit of one thousand euros on his account a few days later.
Encouraged by the unexpected gain, she made four more transfers, to an English account, for a total of 58 thousand euros. From that moment on, the new credits disappeared and, of course, the financial promoter.
The investigations of the Carabinieri, to whom the victim of the scam turned together with his family, identified him and reported him at large for fraud to the judicial authority.
Article published on 6 June 2024 - 14:24
