The fraudster and the victim maintained an online relationship for two years
The prosecutor’s office in Razgrad has charged a 34-year-old man who for a long time deceived a woman in order to obtain property benefits. The damage he caused amounted to about BGN 136,000, according to the state prosecution.
In the course of the investigation it was established that the accused misled the victim that they had a serious relationship. It was maintained through communication on the Internet and by telephone in the period from March 2018 to May 2020. During this time, Ya.Ya. repeatedly sought financial support from his victim, using various reasons for his difficulty – attorney’s fees, preparation of documents, court costs and more. The woman sent her lover money, gold jewelry and other items worth a total of about 136,000 levs. The funds were transferred by bank transfer, by post and through various financial institutions. The jewelry was handed over personally to a man who introduced himself as the defendant’s lawyer.
The work on proving and documenting the committed crime continues. By a decree of a supervising prosecutor from the District Prosecutor’s Office in Razgrad Ya.Ya. was detained for up to 72 hours. A request is pending to the District Court in the city to impose the most severe measure of restraint – “detention in custody”.
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