The man who allegedly cheated on the rental of flats has been arrested after EITB reported the case

The Ertzaintza arrested a 41-year-old man in Iurreta (Bizkaia) on Monday for alleged scams related to the rental of long-term flats, a man who allegedly ripped off several people in the Deusto district of Bilbao anduncovered the case  EITB.

Specifically, the investigation was initiated following several complaints lodged at the Bilbao Police Station  from July onwards.

According to the modus operandidescribed by the Ertzaintza, the detainee rented a tourist rental apartment for a few days, through a platform, using false data, which he then published on another platform, offering it as a long-term rental property. He took advantage of the days he had rented as a holiday home to show it to those who wanted to rent it for long stays and to formalize rental contracts, asking for initial bail.

He made several contracts with different people for the same real estate.

So far, 36 victims have been identified, and the amount of fraud would be EUR 44,000 .

The Ertzaintza has stated that it has been able to verify that it operated several homes in Bizkaia, Álava and Cantabria, leasing 3 propertiesin the ACV  in Bilbao, one in Barakaldo, one in Basauri and one in Vitoria.