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Salamanca police arrest man for estafa after he reported his own card withdrawals as fraud
Four cash withdrawals at one gaming hall led to a complaint of unauthorised charges, and the investigation of that complaint ended with the complainant's arrest.
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The arrest
Police in Salamanca arrested a man as the presumed perpetrator of a fraud (estafa) offence, after he reported bank charges that investigators say he made himself [1]. The man allegedly pretended to be the victim of several unauthorised bank charges [1].
After the procedures were carried out at the station, the detainee was placed at the disposal of the judicial authority [1]. He was detained for a presumed estafa offence and, after the documentary procedures, was placed at the disposal of the court [2].
The withdrawals
The events took place in July [1]. On the 23rd of that month the account holder made three consecutive withdrawals at the same gaming hall [1]. They were one of 100 euros and two of 500 euros each [1].
A fourth withdrawal followed the next day, for 200 euros, in the same gaming hall in Salamanca [3]. The four withdrawals were made over two days [1].
The complaint
In early August he went to police premises to file the complaint [3]. The police investigation was triggered a few days later, when the account holder went to police premises to report the four movements as fraudulent in order to reclaim the money [1].
In his complaint the man stated he had not authorised the operations and that the bank card had always remained in his possession [3]. He said he did not recognise the operations and that the card had never left his possession [1].
How the investigation turned
The investigation began from the complaint [3]. Police investigations established that the person who made the withdrawals at the betting venue was the complainant himself [1].
Agents identified the author of the disputed charges as the complainant and owner of the card [2]. He turned out to be trying to recover money lost gambling [3].
After authorship was confirmed, agents located and arrested the suspect for presumed estafa [1].
What it means for you
If you report charges on your card as fraudulent, the police investigation starts from your complaint [3]. In this case, the complaint said the operations were not authorised and the card had always stayed with its owner [3].
Investigators then established who made the withdrawals at the betting venue [1]. Here, that person was the complainant, and the result was an arrest for presumed estafa rather than a recovered amount [1].
Sources
- Detenido en Salamanca por denunciar como fraudulentos cuatro cargos bancarios de 1.300 euros que él mismo había realizado — salamancahoy.es
- Detenido en Salamanca por estafa al denunciar cargos fraudulentos en su tarjeta que había realizado él mismo — tribunasalamanca.com
- Pierde 1.300 euros en un salón de juegos y luego denuncia que le han sacado ese dinero de la tarjeta — lacronicadesalamanca.com
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