The merchant was pretending to be a man from Laconia, managing to trick at least two people in Thessaly and Central Greece and extract large quantities of walnuts from them, in events that had unfolded a year ago, in the Spring of 2023.
Specifically, the Elassona Police Department investigated 3 cases of fraud, of which 2 committed and 1 attempted, while a case file was filed against a citizen and his so far unknown accomplices.
The case concerns a man from Laconia, who, pretending to be a fruit merchant, contacted the victims by phone and convinced them to sell him quantities of walnuts, sending them to indicated points. The “entrepreneur” even promised that, allegedly, he would repay them to their bank accounts. But, the unsuspecting cultivators waited in vain. The man received the merchandise and became a smoker, with authorities finally being led to identify him nearly a year later.
Two scams and one attempt
with “profits” of more than 11 thousand euros
In more detail, it was established that during March 2023, the following criminal acts were committed:
– On 1/3/2023, a resident in the area of Fthiotida, sent a quantity of 2 tons of walnuts with a transport company (fraud amounting to 5,650 euros).
– On 27/3/2023, a resident of Elassona, sent with a transport company a quantity of walnuts of 1 ton and 100 kg (fraud amounting to 6,215 euros).
– On 27/3/2023, a resident in the area of Elassona, sent a quantity of almonds, 2.5 tons, with a transport company, but no one received them. In this case it is an attempted fraud.
Findings at home
in Laconia
From the alleged perpetrator, as well as from his home in the area of Lakonia, following a legal investigation carried out with the assistance of police officers from the Sparta Security Department, a total of 4 mobile phones, 7 prepaid mobile phone packages and 1 agenda with handwritten notes were seized.
The filed case file was submitted to Mr. Criminal Prosecutor of Larisa.
