Dream vacations turned into a nightmare for over 400 clients. This is the reality that has emerged around the travel agency “7D Follow Me”, accused of orchestrating a million-dollar scam to the detriment of hundreds of people. A few days before the preliminary hearing at the Court of Torre Annunziata, expectations are high for a trial that promises to be among the most followed in recent years.
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The accusations made by the Prosecutor's Office are serious: the owners of the agency, AN e GIVES, they would have collected huge sums for bookings that were never made, offering tourist packages to exotic destinations such as Caraibi or the most sought after European capitals. However, behind the promises of distant paradises, there was a bitter reality: non-existent trips and money that had disappeared into thin air.
According to investigators, customers were attracted by tempting offers, with requests for deposits and balances that varied from 200 a 5.000 €. In just a few months, the fraudulent business would have earned the agency approximately half a million eurosThe victims, coming from different provinces of Campania and also from other regions, found themselves without travel and without the possibility of recovering the sums paid.
The disappearance and the reaction of the victims
The first signs of suspicion came when some customers discovered that their reservations did not exist. Shortly after, the agency suddenly closed its doors, leaving only a message on social media that referred to “financial problems”The owners have disappeared, making themselves unreachable and leaving hundreds of people without answers.
But the victims did not give up. They joined together in a class action, filing complaints that led to the opening of an investigation by the power of attorney of Torre Annunziata. In the next few days, AN e GIVES will appear before the single judge for the preliminary hearing. The case has aroused great media interest, both for the number of victims involved and for the ways in which the scam was allegedly carried out.
The victims are demanding justice and reimbursement of the stolen sums, while the entire community is anxiously following the developments of this case that has shattered the dreams of those who were hoping for a simple holiday, finding themselves instead involved in one of the most sensational cases of tourist fraud in recent years.
Article published on 4 December 2024 - 10:34
It is a very strange and sad situation that we are seeing. The clients had confidence in the agency but now they find themselves with nothing. We hope that justice can take its course and resolve the situation.
It is really incredible how people can be scammed like this. Travel agencies should be more controlled to avoid similar cases in the future, so victims can get their money back.
I hope that those who have been scammed by this scam can find a way to get their money back. It is important that severe measures are taken against those who exploit people's trust for illicit purposes.