Buying an apartment is a difficult goal for anyone to achieve. Even more so for young people or for those pursuing the dream of having their first home. However, a 17-year-old Russian teenager bought the house without paying anything, even though he committed a scam to do so and was arrested by the police.
The young man – whose name has not been disclosed – has decided to buy the property valued at $ 242,000 in a new building northwest of Moscow, Russia.
Given the buyer’s age, the company executive sought parental consent to carry out the real estate transaction, local media reported MK. The news, published in 2021, has gone viral again in recent weeks.
At the same time, the company also received via email the approval of the guardianship authorities regarding the possibility that the minor may act without informing the parents. Obviously, it was a document it was fake.
The next step was to send the file to the client purchase agreement for your reviewwhich of course had the respective confirmation signature.
How could you seal the purchase?
Once all the previous steps have been completed, the construction company has received the alleged payment order for the apartment. from a St. Petersburg bank.
In the full context of the Covid pandemic, the contract was closed by electronic signatures. And later it was registered in such a way that the property became the property of the teenager.
However, the short circuits began when the company reported that the young Russian’s transfer money never arrived.
lies and suspicions
After complaining about the non-payment, the young buyer replied that he had canceled the payment and as soon as possible will transfer the agreed sum of money again.
In that short period of time, just a few days, the minor was registered at the new address, He opened the door, changed the lock and put the apartment up for sale.reports the Russian newspaper.
But there was one more piece to complete the puzzle of the scam: hiding the track, even the young man he changed his last name without informing anyone.
Scam discovered and arrested
When the payment did not arrive, the construction company reported the matter to the Police Headquarters, and an investigation was launched which soon identified the minor.
It turned out that the young Russian is an economics student and he forged documents and payment orders using graphic design programs.
Your future is long gone fraudulent sale of real estatesince he will face a judicial process for fraud.
Source: Clarin
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