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Switzerland: they watched their victims:
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How crooks trapped their victims in French -speaking stations – Switzerland: they watched their victims
A man highlighted thousands of francs by saying to himself in distress. Consequently, Despite his appeal to the Federal Court, he will serve ten months in prison and will be expelled.
The case was tried by the Federal Court in Lausanne.
24 hours/Odile Meylan
The scam was well established. Consequently, Address passers -by in stations, invent a tragic story, show false evidence and leave with several hundred francs. Nevertheless, The Federal Court has just switzerland: they watched their victims put an end to this criminal journey by confirming the judgments of the Lausanne court. Moreover, the Vaud cantonal court, condemning a European national to ten months in prison and the expulsion of the territory for eight years.
Between November and December 2021, this man and his accomplice targeted people in several French -speaking stations, including Lausanne. Nevertheless, Their technique: present yourself as being in distress. However, pretend to have a broken car, a hospitalized brother or a mother in a coma. To convince their victims. they did not hesitate to show ready -made photographs – false identity document, alleged garage bill, photos of a supposedly hospitalized loved one.
A well -oiled scam
The scammer. his acolyte were not content to ask for money, they adapted their strategy to the reactions of the victims. They switzerland: they watched their victims started by asking for a sum, then increased their requirements once the confidence has been established. To reassure their victims. they took pictures of their bank cards or gave them a mobile phone number losing an intention to reimburse.
In one case, they even managed to obtain three successive payments of the same person, totaling 1,300 francs. The next day, the crook still recalled this same victim through a new telephone connection. He told him that his brother was dead and he needed an additional amount of 2000 fr. In order to transport your body, when they were still lies to try to extract more money from it.
Disputed expulsion
Justice also retained against man his participation in a flight organized in a Vaud company. where approximately 2,500 kilograms of copper were stolen after break switzerland: they watched their victims -in.
The man. who already had five previous convictions in Switzerland, challenged having shown “special coverage”, believing that the “co -responsibility of the dupes” excluded any trick on his part.
He also opposed his expulsion by invoking the agreement on the free movement of people. Argument rejected by the Federal Court which underlined its criminal record. its absence of ties in Switzerland and the risk of recurrence.
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