Prague police are searching for other victims who were scammed into paying a deposit for an apartment under construction in Strašnice. In the case, detectives arrested a woman who presented a fake reservation contract to buyers and stopped communicating with those interested in the apartment after sending the deposit. In this way, she obtained about CZK 7 million from people, which she spent on holidays and luxury clothes. The woman faces up to eight years in prison, as she has been convicted of similar activities in the past, Chief Commissioner Eva Kropáčová said today. Police have published a photo of the accused and a video of the search of the apartment on their website.
According to criminal investigators, the thirty-one-year-old woman procured the keys to luxury apartments in an as yet unidentified manner and then showed them to interested parties. “If interested in buying the apartment, she presented the buyers with a fake reservation contract, based on which she had a deposit sent and then stopped communicating with the future owners,” police described.
The accused pretended to be a representative of a company that mediates real estate sales. She used different names, such as Denisa Bauerová or Denisa Gujdová. “She used the deposits she collected to buy expensive luxury clothes, go on exotic vacations and live an upscale lifestyle,” police said.
So far, police have documented six such cases, and the victims sent the woman about CZK 7 million in advances. But it is possible that there are more who have been deceived. Police are therefore asking other people who have been cheated or attempted to be cheated by the woman to call 731 195 276 or the 158 emergency number.
The woman has walked away from court with probation for similar actions in the past and now faces up to eight years in prison. She is currently in custody.
Source: CTK
