Rhone. He Claimed to Know the Pope and Work for the Vatican: an Italian Suspected of Fraud on Lyon Jewellers
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Exclusive. At the beginning of the summer of 2025, an Italian national presented himself as a "Vatican ambassador" to several gold dealers in the Presquíle de Lyon, thus obtaining large quantities of jewellery. The damage would exceed € 100,000 and a dozen victims would have been misled. An investigation was opened, the suspect was found... but has since disappeared.
A 57-year-old Italian is suspected of swindling several gold professionals in Lyon, pretending to be a Vatican representative. The damage would exceed 100,000 euros. See more
At the beginning of the summer of 2025, a 57-year-old Italian arrived at several precious metal dealers in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. Costume, luxury watches and above all a fake Vatican map. The man claimed to be a diplomat in charge of making purchases for this state and claimed to know the pope thanks to a [...] Article An Italian crook would have taken more than 100,000 euros from Lyon jewellers first appeared on Lyon Capitale.
Impeccable costume, false Vatican document and carefully constructed account: an Italian 57-year-old is suspected of having convinced several gold professionals of the Lyon Presqu ́île to hand him jewelry, watches and precious pieces. The damage would exceed 100,000 euros. Under investigation, the man was subsequently released under judicial supervision.
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