He wanted to buy cheap pellets and so he turned to the internet . Unfortunately for him, he was duped , after having paid almost 200 euros.
A 70-year-old from Dolianova fell into the umpteenth trap set online.
As mentioned, the elderly man found an offer on a specialized website that he considered unmissable: 70 bags of pellets for 195 euros .
After contacting the alleged seller, he made the required payment by prepaid card . Then he waited to receive the bags of pellets , which - however - never arrived and, as always happens, the seller-scammer was nowhere to be found .
At that point he turned to the carabinieri of the Dolianova station, who started investigations to trace the person responsible for the scam.
In the end the latter was tracked down: he is a 32-year-old from Caserta , who was reported to the Public Prosecutor of Cagliari, on charges of fraud .
(Unioneonline / lf)
