Four individuals posing as plumbers and scamming the elderly were arrested on Wednesday October 27,
Le Figaro
learned
from a source close to the matter.
About fifteen thefts of false quality committed on vulnerable people, between February 22 and July 21, are attributed to them in Lilas (Seine-Saint-Denis), Bagnolet, Romainville or even Pré-Saint-Gervais.
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Their technique was well established: one or more individuals presented themselves at the homes of the victims, pretending to be a plumber or a neighbor, on the pretext of a water leak.
Once inside the accommodation, they unscrewed the siphon in the bathroom or the kitchen, causing a flow of water effectively suggesting a leak, before proposing a repair for a small sum of money to be paid. by credit card.
The criminals then placed the senior citizens' credit card on a mobile phone, making them believe that they had to enter their code.
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