A 25-year-old man, a resident of Lisbon, was identified on December 30 by the PSP Porto, in Barcelos, for fraud and breach of trust: he took 7 thousand euros in cash and a Rolex watch worth 16 thousand euros from a store. victim.
According to Porto PSP, the man was traveling in a luxury Porsche worth €83,000, which had been seized since May last year after it was reported stolen through breach of trust. In other words, the man took it from a rental car and never returned it, deactivating the vehicle’s tracking system.
On December 22, in Porto, he showed someone a fake Rolex, convincing him that it was real and worth 23 thousand euros. The victim accepted the exchange for his real Rolex (16 thousand euros) and 7 thousand euros in cash. The fraudster was caught in a jewelry store in Barcelos with four watches (47 thousand euros), two mobile phones and 400 euros in cash.
Author: Sergio A. Vitorino
Source: CM Jornal
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