This time it was con artists mascarading as electricitians from Sevillana-Endesa operating in Nerja and targeting elderly foreign residents.
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Despicable Him
by Martin Myall •
The ‘man of a thousand tumours,’ Paco Sanz, who made repeated social-media appeals for money for treatment, has been rumbled, bringing a damning video to light.
Electricity Scam on Coast
by Martin Myall •
The Consumer Department of the Motril Town Hall has issued a warning about calls supposedly from an electricity company for obligatory home inspections.
Bogus Gasmen Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police have brought two men from Cájar before a magistrate for allegedly having swindled an elderly lady of several hundred euros.
The Roundabout Insurance Scam
by Martin Myall •
You might see somebody carry out a dangerous manoeuvre on a roundabout and conclude that they don’t know how to use one, but you could be seriously wrong…
Endesa Scam Warning
by Hugh MacArthur •
The utilities company, Endesa, has been sending out warnings to its clients via Internet concerning bogus & malicious emails, supposedly from the company but in reality from hackers after your money.
Carmen, Jazmin and Jail
by Martin Myall •
The provincial law courts found a female building developer guilty of spending the deposits made by clients for an urbanización that was never built.
Time Share Scam
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man will stand before a judge for allegedly swindling 300 people in a time share scam, most of whom were British citizens.
The 800 Scam
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Nacional have swooped on a gang that had set up a scam which had netted 12,000 euros involving pay-as-you-go, mobile-phone, top ups.
Gasman Ruse Hits Nerja
by Martin Myall •
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.