Woman arrested in Valladolid for making fraudulent Bizum transfers of €1,410 from elderly man's phone
A 44-year-old woman was arrested in Valladolid for defrauding an 81-year-old man out of €1,410 through unauthorised Bizum transfers made from his own mobile phone.
Arrested for using octogenarian's phone to make Bizum transfers without his knowledge
The National Police detained a 44-year-old woman in Valladolid on 11 September, accused of defrauding an 81-year-old man of €1,410 by exploiting the friendship that existed between them, according to information released by the force through a statement reported by ABC.
The investigation began following a complaint filed by the victim in July at the Valladolid – Delicias District Police Station. The man told officers that he was unaware that the Bizum function was activated on his bank account and had no knowledge of how this type of payment application worked.
The alleged perpetrator visited the octogenarian's home to help him with household tasks in exchange for some financial compensation, a relationship which, according to the investigation, she exploited for her own purposes. When the opportunity arose, the woman would take the elderly man's phone under false pretexts and make Bizum transfers from the victim's account to her own, without his knowledge at any time.
Investigators from the National Police succeeded in identifying her as the alleged perpetrator and beneficiary of the fraudulent charges. At the time of the incidents, the detainee was in a precarious financial situation, according to the investigation's findings.
After giving a statement at police headquarters, the woman was released on the condition that she appear before the judge when required. The completed proceedings have been made available to the competent judicial authority.
Source: ABC