The National Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in Alicante accused of defrauding a pensioner of more than 250,000 euros after deceiving him by posing as a computer engineer and going to his home to repair computer problems. He has not revealed if he managed to resolve the, but what he did manage to do was make 65 bank transfers.
The engineer spent several months attending the victim’s house in Alicante and after gaining his trust, he was able to manipulate his bank accounts from which he plundered a large portion of his life savings.
When the victim realised what was being done, the ‘expert’ had already allegedly stolen more than 250,000 euros. The victim then went to the Alicante Provincial Police Station, where she reported what had happened with the Economic and Fiscal Crime Group of the Alicante Provincial Judicial Police Brigade taking charge of the investigation.
According to the complainant, the young man, now in custody, met his victim when he worked in a telephone store in Alicante. The victim needed assistance and the alleged fraudster provided her with a telephone, also offering himself to resolve her computer problems at home.
The victim fell for the deception and gave him full access to her personal computer. According to the Police, the young man visited the victim’s home twenty times over several months and in that period he made a total of 65 bank transfers worth more than 250,000 euros.
The police operation culminated in the arrest of the engineer, who was placed at the disposal of the Alicante duty court as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of fraud.
