A teenager thinks of winning an iPhone 13 at the Bordeaux fair … but the box is empty

This Saturday, October 8, 2022, the opening day of funfair to BordeauxNolann thought he did hit the jackpot when he managed to land a iPhone 13 Pro on an arcade game that required great dexterity. But the teenager quickly became disillusioned …

After recovering the box packed in a plastic and serflex case, the winner discovers by opening it that it is empty. ” This is shameful to cheat people in this way », rages the mother, who has decided not to stop there.

Since the trader of the booth in question denied the facts en bloc when she came to meet him to claim the due from his son, she filed a complaint with the central police station in Bordeauxon October 14, for “Misleading commercial practice”.

A witness saw the scene

“An investigation has been opened under the aegis of the prosecution,” replies the departmental directorate of public security of the Gironde, which adds that police patrols pass daily at the Luna Park.

Present near the famous arcade game, on which it is written in large letters “Put the key in the lock, you won!” “, a witness says he saw the whole scene :

You couldn’t be in a better position than me. This car intrigued me, so I landed next to it while waiting for my kids, who were queuing up for a thrilling ride. I saw this young man win the iPhone live and when he opened the box there was no phone.

The father of the family then continued the evening with the relatives, but crossed paths with the teenager – or rather his mother who posted a message to denounce his misadventure – on social media. This is where Aurélien stepped forward and agreed to make his contact details available to investigators.

“The word of the one, against the word of the other”

Contacted by Actu.fr, the president of the committee of the Fair of pleasures did not want to respond to these accusations on a file “which engages the word of one, against the word of the other”. “There is no collective responsibility for disputes, but a personal responsibility of the trade fair craftsman”, he recalls.

Although she doesn’t have much hope of winning the case in this commercial controversy, Nolann’s mother intends above all with her action to alert the visitors to the Fair of Pleasures to prevent this stance from causing other victims.

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