
A gas fitter was arrested by the Guardia Civil in Armilla (Granada) suspected of swindling several victims out of their money.
Otívar Town Hall has issued a warning to its villagers concerning the presence of gasman scammers, claiming to be from Repsol.
The police have brought two men from Cájar before a magistrate for allegedly having swindled an elderly lady of several hundred euros.
A gas-installations company, based in Málaga, will give 300 euros back to a Nerja resident after he complained to the Consumers Rights Office (Oficina Municipal de Atención al Consumido). The company had originally charged 362 euros.
Over on the Granada side of the provincial boundary, reports of the gasman scam have been numerous – indeed one of them called at the door of our Editor, but now reports are coming in from Nerja, as well.
A 26-year-old man was arrested by the Guardia Civil for alleged fraud, involving an 80-year-old woman in Monachil.
Beware, the bogus gasman cometh! Seriously, we have had a report that someone has turned up at an elderly resident’s house claiming to be there on behalf of Butano, and that he needed to check the occupants appliances.