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Italy: motorhome seller loses €50,000 in fake instant transfer, finds vehicle listed for €27,000

16.09.2026 15:30 1 min 1 source РУС
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A motorhome owner in Ravenna handed over the vehicle to a buyer who claimed to have made an instant transfer of about €50,000 and showed a receipt. The money never arrived in the seller's account. He filed a complaint with the Modena police headquarters, then spotted the same motorhome listed for sale in Lugo at €27,000. Police seized the vehicle and placed it in judicial custody with the owner; an investigation is ongoing.

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