Moldovan senior defrauded of €740k in fake real estate scheme
According to investigators, the fraudulent scheme unfolded between 2023 and 2025.
Scheme built on forged documents
Law enforcement officers report that the suspect gained the victim's trust by presenting forged contracts and official-looking paperwork. Over two years, he persuaded the elderly man to hand over the funds in multiple cash installments before appropriating the entire amount.
Police recently searched the suspect's residence and vehicle, seizing key evidence to be examined as part of the criminal case.
Facing up to 15 years in prison
Authorities have placed the 51-year-old man in custody under a 72-hour provisional detention order.
If convicted of grand fraud, the suspect faces between 8 and 15 years in prison under Moldovan law.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
