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Police said at least 6 victims paid up to €3,000 for fake club invitations and were left stranded after trials with lower-division teams.
- On Friday, Spain's National Police arrested a man in Madrid suspected of defrauding young South Americans by promising access to major football clubs in Spain in exchange for up to $3,500.
- The suspect allegedly used falsified "invitation commitments" to promise victims entry into prestigious Spanish clubs, charging up to 3,000 euros for paperwork assistance.
- At least six victims reported the suspect, who coached players on border control responses; many arrived to find no club access, leaving them homeless or in debt.
- Authorities charged the detainee with document forgery, fraud, and facilitating illegal immigration after police verified the falsified documents with the clubs involved.
- Investigations revealed the suspect also recruited players for similar schemes targeting other European countries, including Italy, expanding the scope of the alleged operation.
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Young South American footballers scammed and abandoned in Spain
Spanish police announced Friday the arrest of a man suspected of defrauding young South Americans by promising them access to major football clubs in Spain in exchange for up to €3,000 ($3,500), only for many to end up abandoned and on the street.
Illegal immigration networks that use false jobs to bring deceived people to Spain, taking advantage of their weak socio-economic situation in origin, almost always have women as victims. Many end up in prostitution. In this case, the operation Refuge, the unfortunate are men: six have been detected after being brought to Madrid with the promise to play in the great football teams of Primera División. But they ended, at best, in very inferior ca…
Scam to South American Sportsmen: They Paid up to 3,000 Euros to Play in the Elite Football in Spain
The National Police has arrested a man in Madrid for allegedly swindling young footballers from South America under the promise of playing in elite Spanish football teams and thus getting the necessary documentation to stay in Spain.Continue reading...
The alleged agent charged them some €3,000 per operation and, after tests in lower equipment, abandoned them without any assistance.
The National Police has arrested in Madrid an individual named for leading a network dedicated to recruiting young South American footballers through false promises of access to elite clubs of Spanish football. In return, he demanded payments that could reach 3,000 euros. The detainee is being investigated for alleged crimes of fraud, documentary falsehood and favoring irregular immigration.The investigation began after the testimony of two peop…
The Spanish National Police arrested a man in Madrid, accused of swindling young South American footballers, under the false promise that they would play in elite football teams. The detainee offered his victims the possibility to travel to Spain, obtain the necessary documentation to stay in the country and access some of the Spanish football clubs. The post From the European Dream to the Nightmare: this is how Latin American footballers were t…
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