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Date Published: 25/11/2020
ARCHIVED - Man arrested for fraudulently renting holiday apartments in La Manga
The victims travelled from other areas of Spain only to discover that the apartment they had rented either didn´t exist or was occupied by its legitimate residents
A man has been arrested for fraudulently renting apartments in La Manga del Mar Menor that weren´t his to rent.
Operation 'Rentalmanga' began in September, when an increase in the number of complaints filed for alleged scams in vacation apartment rentals in La Manga was noted, both in the police installations in Cabo de Palos and at other police stations spread around the country.
The complainants said that they had been victims of a possible scam in the rental of vacation apartments, and had travelled to La Manga del Mar Menor from the different parts of Spain where they resided and found that the house either did not exist or was occupied by its legitimate residents and they had been ripped-off.
Comparing the complaints, a pattern began to emerge and researchers found that there were certain coincidences in the 'modus operandi' used.
The scam began with the publication of ads on 'online' pages, where the properties were offered for rental. To secure their reservation, the clients would bank transfer 400 euros to the advertiser, money they were unable to recover when arriving for a ruined holiday.
After several months of investigation, an individual with a history of similar crimes was identified, and subsequently detained.
The 29 year-old man, of Spanish nationality, is facing an initial charge seven counts of fraud, but is also likely to face charges for other crimes of the same nature, linked to other police investigations from different areas.
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