Self-styled real estate agent from Livorno reported for fraud – Livornopress

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June 16, 2024

Livorno 16 June 2024 – Livorno real estate agent reported for fraud

The Carabinieri of the Donoratico station carried out investigations which allowed a self-styled real estate agent, an alleged fraudster, to be identified and reported at large. According to the reconstruction of the carabinieri, a 56 year old from Livorno would have published an advertisement on the internet in which he offered to rent an apartment located in Piazza Mazzini in Livorno.

A 35-year-old of African origin, resident in Donoratico, looking for accommodation for his family and interested in the advertisement, would have contacted the advertiser at the mobile number indicated in the advertisement to obtain information and make an appointment to view the house.

Once he had made the visit accompanied by a man who introduced himself as an agent of a real estate agency in Livorno and convinced that he had finally found the house suited to his needs, the young foreigner decided to put forward his proposal for the rental of the property. ‘apartment.

In order to finalize the agreement, as usual, the self-styled agent also asked him to make a bank transfer of 1,200 euros as a deposit, which the boy made to the IBAN indicated to him by the agent.

From that moment the boy waited, in vain, for the outcome of the proposal. When he contacted the agent again, he initially gave him very vague answers regarding the availability of the property visited and the outcome of the procedure and then finally completely stopped answering his phone calls without returning the deposit paid.

The intervention of the Carabinieri from the Donoratico station to whom the victim turned was necessary, who started an investigative activity focused on wide-ranging investigations and checks until they were able to fully identify the alleged perpetrator of the scam; he was found to be a repeat offender in such conduct.

At the end of the in-depth investigations, the fraudster was reported at large to the competent Labronica Judicial Authority to which he will have to answer for the crime of fraud.

The Carabinieri reiterate the indications in the event that suspicions and/or doubts remain regarding the identity of recipients of payments for any reason (deposit, online purchases, etc.), it is always advisable to make payments with repeatable forms (ordinary bank transfers) which precisely allow the rethinking and cancellation of the operation within a period of time, trying to avoid instant bank transfers and top-ups of prepaid cards registered in the name of strangers; finally, in the event of well-founded suspicions of having been the victim of deception and/or deception, promptly contact the nearest police force providing all elements/details collected, or call the emergency number 112 NUE and/or consult the “Advice” section. ” on the institutional website http://www.carabinieri.it/ .