«Make the transfers or I'll publish your documents on all the sites in the world, Sardinian».
This is one of the threats that, according to the Sassari prosecutor's office, a 43-year-old from Turin allegedly made to a 50-year-old from Alghero in 2021 following a scam perpetrated by the same extortionist. Who, according to the indictment, allegedly posted an ad for the sale of a tractor on the Facebook Marketplace page.
The citizen of the Catalan city then paid 1250 euros for the purchase but did not receive the vehicle and, moreover, was bombarded with Whatsapp messages with phrases such as: "If you don't make the transfers immediately, see how much fun I have with your documents, you can't understand how I'll ruin you, I make sales in your name using your documents".
For this reason , the Piedmontese - but resident in Crotone - ended up on trial on charges of fraud and extortion and yesterday the discussion on the matter was held in the court in Sassari.
The prosecutor Antonio Piras requested a year and 6 months of imprisonment while the defense lawyer Valentina Porcu argued that there is no certain evidence of her client's responsibility . Starting from the telephone number, registered to another person, the one from which the threatening phrases were sent. Judge Valentina Nuvoli ordered investigations into the activation of the online account through Poste Italiane and adjourned to April 2.