The promise was that of maximum earnings thanks to the investment of one's savings . And instead, instead of managing the approximately 4 million euros that had been entrusted to her by 31 people, a 48-year-old from Osimo (Ancona) allegedly made the money flow into dozens of her own current accounts, companies attributable to her and into electronic wallets in network marketing platforms.
Once the complaint was made, the financiers discovered a scam based on the so-called "Ponzi Scheme", which promises important profits to investors, initially guaranteed by sums paid by new, unaware customers. The mechanism continues for subsequent new investors until the scheme collapses. The woman, a former financial promoter, disbarred, is now under investigation for financial abuse, self-laundering and fraud. The Fiamme Gialle searched the house and office of the financial promoter: computers, mobile phones and voluminous files used in the illicit activity were found and seized.
The woman, with the money of her "followers", would also have created and managed several digital accounts registered on sales networks where shopping vouchers used for personal expenses were virtually generated. But not only that: among the evidence against him there were also artificial documents with which he reassured customers about the success of their investments. Among the victims, traders, pensioners, employees.
(Unioneonline/vf)
