Agents of the National Police have arrested in Salamanca a man who deceived the manager of a bicycle shop in Zaragoza, to whom he sent proof of payment for a transfer, which turned out to be false and for which the payment did not exist, in exchange for two bicycles that he received, valued at about 11,000 euros.
According to police sources, in the information collected by Europa Press, the investigation was initiated by Group I of UDEF of Zaragoza upon learning of a complaint filed by the manager of a bicycle shop in the Las Delicias neighborhood, in which he stated that he had been a victim of a scam through an online trading platform between individuals for the sale of two bicycles, valued at 11,000 euros.
The complainant explained that the business has a professional profile on the online platform, through which they regularly offer their products, and that on this occasion they contacted a person interested in two of their bicycles.
After reaching an agreement and closing the contract for the sale of the bicycles, the buyer sent the store proof of the transfer made as payment, then proceeded to send the bicycles to the address he had provided, located at city of Salamanca.
Later, the store realized that the payment had not been made and that the buyer had sent them a false receipt, so they had never sent the money.
After carrying out the pertinent arrangements, the investigators found one of these bicycles offered on the Internet, in Salamanca, and identified the person responsible for the fraudulent operation, for which they asked the National Police of Salamanca for collaboration in locating and arresting them.
For this reason, around 12:00 p.m. on September 21, agents belonging to Group II of UDEV of Salamanca, established a police device, posed as buyers interested in purchasing the bicycle, made an appointment with the alleged fraudster to make the payment and, after verifying that it was one of the reported vehicles, they proceeded to arrest him as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of fraud, in addition to being able to recover the two bicycles, which were returned to their owner.
The detainee, 31 years old and who had a police record, was placed at the disposal of the Salamanca Police Court of Investigation, who after hearing his statement ordered his release with charges.
