The Civil Guard of Alicante has arrested a woman, an employee of a nursing home in Calpe, as the alleged perpetrator of a continuing crime of fraud that amounts to 10.000 euros. When he had almost finished with all the savings of the injured, she realized what was happening.
After receiving a complaint from a 90-year-old woman who claimed that someone was stealing money from her bank account, on September 1, agents from the Calpe Civil Guard Investigation Area began investigations to find out what was happening, starting Operation Eptio.
Investigators found that about a year ago, someone had stolen the old woman's credit card and that, since then, she was making cash withdrawals at ATMs, clothing and footwear purchases, as well as payments at expensive restaurants and other retail establishments. restoration located in different parts of the province of Alicante. But the victim was admitted to a residence for the elderly in the town of Calpe, and confirmed that he had not authorized these movements.
The delay in filing the complaint from the beginning of the commission of the crime was an important obstacle in the collection of evidence carried out by the Civil Guard. In addition, the investigators found themselves faced with an endless number of fraudulent payments, made in different establishments and located in very different parts of the province during the course of a whole year.
However, in just one week, the intensive and detailed study of the evidence collected allowed us to draw a profile of the possible perpetrator, decisive for the clues to focus on an employee of the residence of
elderly in which the complainant was admitted. Taking advantage of the trust that the victim, vulnerable and dependent, had in her, the alleged author had access to the bank card and the security code.
In the search carried out at the home of the suspect, the agents located several of the items acquired with the illicit use of the account of the injured party.
On the 8th, a 45-year-old woman of Venezuelan nationality was arrested and is accused of a continued crime of fraud amounting to 10.000 euros, almost all of the victim's savings, leaving her in a situation of serious economic risk. . The proceedings have been made available to the Investigating Court of Dénia.
The Civil Guard wishes to acknowledge the collaboration provided by the residence itself, which has been decisive in the investigation. The alleged scammer was fired from her job as soon as management learned of
the facts.
