The newspaper reports that police arrested a fruit seller from Zaragoza after he was found to have committed an ongoing fraud against an elderly woman with a disability (recognized as 40%), overcharging her – and in some cases double charges – for purchases made in his fruit shop over the course of almost a year.
The improper charges discovered include 32 repeat charges, 8 unauthorized ATM withdrawals and 2 purchases on an online platform that the victim never made; The amount defrauded amounts to approximately 5,000 euros. The fraud was discovered after the victim’s daughter reported irregular movements in the bank account, corresponding to the period from November 2023 to June 2025.
The detainee was brought to justice and released on charges after giving testimony. The authorities take advantage of this situation to require extreme precautions: never give out the PIN of the bank card to third parties, ask for the purchase receipt, review bank statements regularly and report the slightest hint of unrecognized charges.