The price was right and the deal had to be concluded quickly, otherwise the offer would end.
But the house by the sea that gives a announcement on Facebook it seemed to be the deal of the summer, it was nothing more than a fraud.
This is what the Carabinieri of the Cusano Mutri Station (Benevento) discovered, at the conclusion of investigations arising from the complaint filed by a citizen for fraud on social networks: a 58-year-old and a 39-year-old, of Calabrian origins, already known to the police for the same facts, were reported to the competent Judicial Authority.
In competition with each other, after having published on Facebook a false advertisement for the rental of a holiday home on the Calabrian beaches, they deceived the unfortunate man who, attracted by the convenient price and encouraged to conclude the deal quickly so as not to miss the good opportunity, forwarded by bank transfer the sum of 390 euros as a deposit.
Only after a few days, realizing that the two crooks were untraceable and that he had been scammed, did he turn to the police to report the facts.
Article published on 13 July 2024 - 09:11
