the fake bank courier steals astronomical sums from around twenty savers

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A question arose the correctional hearing of Melun, Thursday November 7, 2024. Readjusting his jogging pants on his sneakers, is Mamadou C. a lamp operator or one of the brains ofa scam which allowed him to extort 110 000 € to a twenty savers from Seine-et-Marne, in fall 2023? The use of photos and videos found in its cell phones in fact pushes us towards the second hypothesis. The judge can't believe it. He comments on the photos of the 20-year-old man, unemployedbut enjoying a “gap year”, according to his own words. He is seen showing off wads of cash which seem to indicate that his role was not so negligible in this network of scammers super-organized with the code name: Signal.

On this network, we will learn nothing since the young adult, domiciled in Essonne, does not want to let go of anything about his accomplices. He just mentions a certain Yoyo who gave him instructions… For his part, according to his statements, he was content to play the small commission agent, “taking only €80 or €100” for each misused card.

A now classic scam

As for the technique of the scamshe is now almost classic. As the prosecutor explained, it now exists on the dark web quantity of banking secrets in circulation available to criminals who can obtain them. And this is what happened in this case with, for each case, one and the same practice.

The victim received on his phone an SMS informing him of “a problem with his account” and urging him to find out as quickly as possible about a given number. And there, the trap closed since the interlocutor, with a very “pro” speech, according to the victims, revealed information that only the bank could know: identification number, account amount, last transactions, recent purchases.

When the scammer recovers his victims' bank card…

Thus placed in confidence, the victim agreed to hand over his credit card within the hour. a fake bank couriersent especially. The man equipped with a secret identification code also showed up at the home of his prey, and took the card. Then he did purchases in store or online or made successive withdrawals from the distributor.

The amounts embezzled could reach 19 000 € for the highest, but revolved on average around 10 000 €each victim was chosen based on the size of their bank account. During the debates, the president listed the astronomical amounts while two defrauded people testified at the bar about their prejudice and the trauma felt afterwards.

Under electronic bracelet

One of the lawyers for the civil parties, M^e Mathias Ferré, emphasized “the total immorality » of the accused who had not hesitated “to strip his victims naked” by taking money from them we are astronomical and sometimes their entire account.

In accordance with the requisitions, the defendant was sentenced to 3 years in prisonincluding 2 suspended, the remaining 12 months being managed under the supervision of a electronic bracelet . He must also compensate the civil partiesfor the defrauded amounts.

Jean-François CALTOT

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