A number of people are under investigation in Bizkaia for cheating with fake football ticket ads
The investigation was based on a complaint related to the sale of tickets to a Athletic game in San Mamés. The same thing happened to three people in the Basque Country: one from Erandio, one from Barakaldo and one from Errenteria.
The Civil Guard of Bizkaia, within the framework of Operation Baloni, has investigated eight persons — five in Portugalete, one in Barakaldo, one in Bilbao and one in Castro — accused ofcontinuing fraud . They are also charged with money laundering and belonging to a criminal group for publishing false advertisements forthe sale of football tickets .
The investigation, carried out by the Bizkaia Command Team, has made it possible to clarify the crime committed by a groupofpeople residing in Bizkaia and Cantabria, in connection with a complaint relating to the sale of tickets to a match played by the Athletic Clubin San Mamés.
The victim contacted an alleged dealer through a commercial ad platform and, after making the agreed payment, did not receive the entry. The same has happened to at least three people in the Basque Country: one from Erandio, one from Barakaldo and one from Errenteria.
They sold tickets through advertisements posted on the Internet.
On the basis of this first complaint, the Civil Guards initiated an investigation to find out who was behind these advertisements. The fraudsters offered tickets to football matches in advertisements posted on the Internet, so that, for example, the person who filed the complaint contacted the fraudsters via e-mail.
The investigation has led to the conclusion that this is not an isolated event, but that the investigation has revealed the involvement of several people in this scam.
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