A network of fake bank advisors has been dismantled in Yvelines. According to Le Figaro, the criminals took valuable objects from an octogenarian worth around one million euros.
On October 1, a group of six scammers posing as bank advisors were arrested. According to Le Figaro, the strategy of this network was very well established. In Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, criminals managed to steal nearly a million euros in valuables and cash from an octogenarian.
The criminals presented themselves claiming to want to help the elderly person by pointing out fraudulent transactions. The group is made up of five men and one woman, all aged around 20. The octogenarian first received a call on May 31 in which he was told that abnormal transfers were taking place in his bank account.
Nearly a million euros worth of valuables stolen
After this phone call, the criminals indicated that they were going to send a team of couriers mandated by the bank to the retiree’s home in order to recover his bank card and put an end to the irregular transactions. Arriving at the octogenarian’s home, the criminals noticed the numerous valuable possessions. They seized the goods under the pretext of having to protect them in the bank’s safe. Thus, the network seized before the victim’s eyes 14 Persian rugs whose value is between 50,000 and 100,000 euros each, as well as an elephant tusk estimated at 70,000 euros.
After taking the victim’s bank card, the network of fake bank advisors made several purchases with it. The damage is estimated at nearly one million euros. After an immediate appearance hearing, the six defendants were placed under judicial supervision. The case was adjourned until November 15.
published on October 6 at 7:45 p.m., Arnaud Enjourbault, 6Medias
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