THE Civil Guard of Navarre successfully completed the investigation into a complex fraud case And identity theftafter carrying out various procedures which allowed the clarification of four complaintsrecover the objects and identify the alleged perpetrator of the crimes, a under 17 years old and residing in Arnedo (Rioja).
THE investigation It all started on February 2, 2024, when a citizen submitted a complaint to the offices of the Civil Guard of Pamplona for an alleged offence of fraud. The complainant had offered for sale a laptop and an office chair on a well-known online buying and selling platform. After agreeing to the sale with an assumption buyerthis one handed over a fake bank transfer document and took the items. A few days later, having not received the agreed payment, the complainant tried to contact the buyer, but discovered that she had been blocked and realized the scam.
The investigation area of the Main Post of Pamplona of the Civil Guard of Navarre followed the trail of the author through the means of transport he had used, confirming that had made several stops to collect various items. Likewise, it was proven that the document of the alleged bank transfer was fake; later, by tracking the telephone data associated with the alleged perpetrator, it was possible to identify him as a 17-year-old minor with a history of purchasing and using anonymous SIM cards.
Agents of the Main Post of Pamplona of Civil Guard of Navarre They went to the home of the person being investigated, where His father voluntarily handed over the stolen laptop and office chair. The minor’s father also handed over other objects obtained in similar scams that occurred in Pamplona on the same day. This information helped to clarify 3 other crimes committed by the same perpetrator on the same day and that were reported to the National Police of Pamplona and the Municipal Police of Pamplona.
Thanks to the investigations carried out by the Civil Guard of Navarresufficient evidence has been found for thisconsider the minor under investigation as the alleged perpetrator of four offences of fraud and one offence of identity theftThe items were returned to their rightful owners and the proceedings were forwarded to the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office, the competent judicial authority for further proceedings in this case.
The Civil Guard reminds citizens importance of verifying the authenticity of buyers on buying and selling platforms and to report any suspicion of fraud at any of the Civil Guard’s Citizen Services offices or by calling 062.
