Fraudsters take €650,000 to sell €5.6 million worth of plots in Elenico they don’t own!

They managed to get 650,000 euros through the big fraud Company However, the members hatched a conspiracy under the pretext of selling land they did not own in Eleniko.

According to the declaration of ELAS, the spiral, which has the structure of a criminal organization, tried to sell three neighboring plots worth 5.6 million euros to a company that paid them in advance, however, during an investigation, the fraud was noticed. The owner of the property was identified and two of the three plots were already sold a few days ago.

All three members of the circle were arrested, in fact, when they tried to sell a place that had already been sold to another prospective buyer!

Way of cheating

According to Greek police Members of the organization falsely introduced themselves as agents or middlemen of property owners, or impersonated their owners, using fake identity cards and forcing victims to collect supporting documents without the knowledge of the real owners. A contract sale before a notary public, with the aim of virtual transfer of real estate, requires a preliminary agreement, a preliminary agreement and a final agreement.

In fact, in order to achieve their goal, members of the company do not hesitate to change personal codes through qualified services, violate personal data and capture the necessary documents-certificates, while continuing with the corresponding partial payments of the price. In cash, checks or by transferring to their own bank accounts using a financial system.

Accusations

Apart from the three arrested, its police officers Sub-Directorate of Property Rights, Cultural Heritage and Environmental Protection of Attica Conservation Directorate Four others have been identified. It was created at the cost of seven people case file Criminal organization, fraud, post-use fraud, false certificate forgery, complicity, promise and attempt, whereby the intended financial benefit exceeds -120,000- euros, money laundering from ongoing illegal activities and illegal processing of personal data.

ELAS Notice

From the Sub-Directorate for the Protection of Property Rights, Cultural Heritage and Environment of the Attica Conservation Directorate, Elliniko detected criminal fraud against a company under the pretext of buying and selling a particularly valuable property in Attica.

A complaint was registered in this regard, investigation of which revealed the operation of a criminal organization in the area, while in a police operation carried out on the morning of Saturday, December 16, 2023, -3- members of the organization were identified and arrested. .

Against them and against other members -4- they have been identified, a criminal case has been filed for criminal organization, fraud, forgery after use, usurpation of false certificate, accomplice, promise and attempt. The intended financial benefit is more than -120,000- euros.

Specifically, as emerged from the investigation, at least since July 2023 the defendants have joined together and established a criminal organization with an operational structure and continuous activity with the intent to commit fraud and counterfeiting crimes.

In more detail, members of the organization, at the behest of a leading member, falsely introduced themselves as benamis or intermediaries of land – real estate owners or presented themselves as owners using fake identity cards. , aimed at the virtual transfer of real estate without the knowledge of the real owners, convinced the victims to collect supporting documents to draw up a notary public pre-sale contract, for which they needed a pre-contract, a preliminary contract and a final contract.

In fact, in order to achieve their goal, members of the company do not hesitate to change personal codes through qualified services, violate personal data and capture the necessary documents-certificates, while continuing with payments of the corresponding part of the price. In cash, checks or by transferring to their own bank accounts using a financial system.

In this way, between October and November 2023, they deceived a company active in the purchase and exploitation of real estate, which expressed its desire to buy -3- neighboring lands in Eleniko Attica. The company in question offered 650,000 euros, however, the fraud was noticed when the real owner of the property was identified during a survey and two of the three plots had already been sold a few days earlier.

During physical searches and searches conducted at the homes of the arrested members of the organization, the following were found and seized:

A fake identity card used to sign a preliminary contract,
-43,500- Euros,
Number of Round Seals of various Administrative Officers and
-5- Mobile phones.
It is worth noting that the members of the organization have already cashed checks in the amount of 425,000 euros, while the threatened total financial loss, if this particular fraud continues, is -5,650,000- euros, which corresponds to the business value. Land is for sale.

In fact, the arrest of the members of the organization during their meeting for the future purchase and sale of a plot already sold to a new prospective buyer proves the intention to continue their criminal activities in order to defraud even more natural or legal persons. with the intention of maximizing their illegal profits.

Those arrested have been taken to the competent prosecuting officer, while investigation continues to check their links in other cases.

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