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Those arrested, with a history of crimes of the same nature, are credited with the alleged authorship of the crimes of fraud and documentary misrepresentation
Through a travel agency they allegedly sold false hotel and leisure reservations
So far, half a dozen criminal acts have been clarified with an estimate of € 20,000 scammed
The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia has developed an investigation aimed at clarifying alleged scams committed, allegedly, by the head of a travel agency based in Mazarrón, which resulted in the arrest of two people as alleged perpetrators of the crimes Of fraud (6) and falsity documentary.
The investigation began last July when several complaints related to the sale of fraudulent holiday packages (hotel stays, leisure activities and others) were filed by an alleged travel agency based in Mazarrón.
The Civil Guard found that following these criminal practices was a company that, although it did not have a physical headquarters, had its home address in the municipality of Mazarrón, so its investigation began.
The investigations carried out around this mercantile revealed that there were certain coincidences in the crimes investigated, as for the modus operandi allegedly employed by those now detained to profit from the hidden criminal activity behind this travel agency.
Those arrested were offering holiday packages (hotel stays, leisure activities and others) that customers contracted via online or telephone, but when they arrived at their destination they verified that their reservations did not exist, while the company offered different excuses for not Refund the amount previously paid.
Due to the geographical mobility of the suspects, who made frequent trips throughout the national territory, the Guardia Civil provided numerous search and location operations that have recently culminated in their location and detention in Cieza, as suspected perpetrators of fraud crimes (6) and documentary falsification.
It is presumed that with these criminal practices they could have obtained, fraudulently, about 20,000 euros.
The investigation remains open as it is not ruled out that there are victims in other provinces.
The arrested a man and a woman of 40 years, of Spanish nationality and with police antecedents by other crimes of the same nature, as well as the investigations instructed have been made available to the Court of Instruction number 1 of Totana (Murcia).
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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