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Detained in Madrid 'El Camaleón' for Posing as CEO of an Oil Company to Scam 120,000 Euros to a Company

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Between 26 and 28 August, he held several meetings with heads of the firm and provided documentation to formalize an alleged business agreement.

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The National Police arrested a man who pretended to be the executive of an oil company, organized luxury meetings and used false documentation to try to close a non-existent operation.

·Barcelona, Spain
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Between 26 and 28 August, he held several meetings with heads of the firm and provided documentation to formalize an alleged business agreement.

·Madrid, Spain
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The National Police has arrested José Trinidad Márquez in Madrid, better known as the Camaleón Criollo, when he pretended to be the CEO of the Mexican oil company Pemex. The arrest has taken place on the public road, at number 5 of the street of Bolivia. Trinidad Márquez is considered the biggest fraudster active, before being a false mediator of PDVSA, the oil company of his country, Venezuela. He has been acting with these hoaxes for at least …

·Madrid, Spain
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The arrested man got six payments of 20,000 euros each on the grounds that they were necessary to cover alleged operational expenses linked to the...

·Madrid, Spain
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Infraganti arrested in Madrid a 'false executive' when he was going to swindle 120,000 euros

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Suspect held hotel meetings and claimed six transfers for a fictitious operation, backed by forged contracts and credentials

·Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
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El Mundo broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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