And A pretend priest who scammed small parishes throughout Spain has been arrested in Alicante following an investigation carried out by the Civil Guard. It is a 39-year-old man who introduced himself as a priest, reportedly, Rip-off of cash from monks with sick father. The prisoner has a number of prison data. Solely In Asturiasbetween March and Might 2020, has been attributed to 9 related scandals within the parishes of Myres, SerumGijón, Ribadesella, LensLlanera, Pravia and Cangas del Narcea. To be exact, the arrested man was needed by the Cangas del Narcea court docket in reference to this newest rip-off.
The scammer was arrested after finishing up two scams within the Alicante parishes of Catral and Bigastro. Within the first he managed to rip-off as much as 14,800 euros, And 500 extra within the second.
The “modus operandi” was all the time the identical. The arrested individual appeared within the parish under He took the false identify of José Sánchez and personally requested the priest for monetary assist to have the ability to go to his sick father in Salamanca. To persuade them, he defined that each he and his household have been dealing with monetary issues and approached them An alleged priest from Salamanca, whom they might phone for a reference. When the monks known as that quantity, a person answered who confirmed the story and justified the son’s monetary must go there and canopy the household’s bills. However in actuality, in keeping with the researchers, It was the scammer himself. The one who answered the cellphone recognized himself as a priest from Salamanca. Within the dialog he used expressions and knowledge typical of church members to be extra credible.
The Civil Guard investigation that led to the arrest started in April following a criticism filed by the parish priest of Catedral, from whom he allegedly acquired as much as 14,800 euros divided into numerous quantities. On the time of the arrest, the scammer was needed within the courts of Algeciras, Santander, Córdoba, Ciudad Actual, Lugo, Palma de Mallorca, León, Alicante and Huesca, along with Cangas del Narcia, however he had not been discovered because of the absence of a identified deal with. Brokers discovered him in a home in Aillo de Malferit the place they discovered 7,000 euros (half in Swiss francs), in addition to jewellery and gold watches, in addition to false paperwork. He has been charged with the persistent offense of fraud, falsification of public paperwork and usurpation of civil standing.