Spiral had set up great fraud with fake car selling ads

A criminal organization whose members had set up a great deal of fraud with false vehicle selling ads, earning over 170,000 euros. EL.AS were solved 52 scams and 4 thefts of houses and vehicles.

Four members of the spiral were arrested, including the leader, while the case file includes 17 people. A case file- as a case-by-case- for criminal organization, fraud, distinguished thefts, forgery and weapons.

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Spiral was dislocated that had set up great fraud with fake car selling ads

In particular, a criminal organization, whose members were active in electronic fraud, as well as distinguished thefts and forgery throughout the territory, were abducted by the organized crime.

To degrade the organization took place in the early hours on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in areas of Corinth and Attica, a coordinated police operation of the Directorate of Financial Crimes, with the assistance of operational groups of the Organizational Crime Management, including

At the expense of the detainees, as well as -17- still identified, a criminal case was filed for- as a case-by-case- criminal organization, frauds, distinguished thefts, forgery and weapons.

As it emerged from the investigations, the members had set up and joined the organization at least since February 2024, with constant and structured action, with the aim of continuing electronic deception, theft and forgery, to obtain illegal economic benefit. At the same time, they were active in legalizing revenue from their illegal activities, making a number of banking transactions.

Great scam with fake car selling ads: How did the spiral across

As for the methodology of their action (modus operandi), the members posted an online advertisement website as well as a social networking platform through false accounts, false ads of used cars, which were damaged, at lower prices compared to the rest of the market.

To achieve their goal, the posts used photos that were supplied online by other, already existing ads, and the same photos were recycled at regular intervals. In addition, in order to persuade their prospective victims, they were presented as owners of companies activity in vehicle trade.

In the event that a candidate buyer-victim of the organization was called to a contact phone that was listed in an ad, the members requested a money deposit for the transfer of the transfer.

Subsequently, with the payment of the amounts, they proceeded to take over most of the ATMs, with the final leader of the organization, resulting in legitimacy to the revenue.

At the same time, members were also active in other criminal offenses such as frauds, forgery, vehicle thefts and distinguished thefts from houses, under the organization and guidance of the leader.

As part of the business, overall found and seized:

• pistol with -14 -cartridges,
• -2- air guns,
• knife,
• mobile phones,
• -3.100-euro,
• -31- Abolly cartridges,
• -6- vehicles and
• Banking Proofs, Bank Account Booklets and bank cards

Of the investigations so far, -52 – cases of fraud and -4 – theft of houses and vehicles have been resolved, while the organization’s illegal economic benefit exceeds -170,000 euros.

It is noted that three of the detainees have previously been employed for a number of similar offenses, with two of them serving prison sentences, while the leading member has shown highly offensive behavior during police checks, having even escaped a prison.

The detainees were taken to the competent prosecutor’s office.