If your trust could not wriggle no cheater and you have never been involved in dubious scam, then you have something to keep back or you are very lucky. Alas, to cope with the scammers were not able to do with a socio-political formation. This type of crime, where the art of persuasion is on the border with the Criminal Code, the lime is impossible.
Double slap Paris
Who was the first con artist and what he remembered contemporaries will not tell anybody. But remember the most talented. One of them - Count Victor Lustig. He lived in the first half of the last century. For twenty years Lustig already shown their abilities. He created a machine for printing counterfeit dollars. Potential buyer speculator said that the performance of the device is very small, only one hundred dollar (at the time a lot of money) bill for six hours. And unsuspecting simpleton agreed to pay for the purchase of thirty thousand dollars.
For the next twelve hours the machine has produced the two bills, and then began to produce from its womb blank paper. While the client realized that he was cruelly deceived, Lustig gone.
But that was only the beginning. The most ambitious scam wheeler-dealer was selling the Eiffel Tower in Paris. In 1925, the newspaper fraudster learned that the tower order dilapidated and in need of repair. Immediately ripe ingenious plan scam. Lustig impersonating authorized officials of the post office and refers to market Vtorchermet bosses. He tells them that the tower that are costly to the treasury, decided to dismantle and sell for scrap. But these plans are allegedly kept a closely guarded secret, so as not to annoy the public, accustomed to the unique structure.
Conman managed to sell a "right" to dispose of the tower one big businessman. With a suitcase of cash Lustig left France. A new owner of the building, not to become a laughing stock, did not dare go to the police and write a statement about cheating. Once there is no application, so there is no case. In fact, before the law was a deceiver clean.
Some time later, in 1934, the scammer again came to Paris. And again sold the tower exactly the same pattern. But this time he was not lucky. Deceived by the businessman said the police. Lustig was forced to flee to the United States. And in the New World, the police were waiting for him with open arms. Lustig was arrested and put on trial for counterfeiting money. At the trial, he pleaded guilty and received twenty years in prison. In 1947 he finished conman his earthly journey, full of fraud, scams and frauds.
A dangerous combination
Today, speculators and swindlers of all kinds and colors dime a dozen. Their case, alas, is alive and well. Changing only the names and signs, the essence remains the same.
- In general, an array of crimes of fraud in third place after drug trafficking and hooliganism - said vice-president Chamber of Advocates of the Murmansk region, Roman Kuznetsov. - Such is the "People" article.
These crimes rhyme or reason not occur. Usually the scammer long preparing, assessing all possible and impossible variants. It's like in chess: GM thinks several steps ahead, pervorazryadnik - just one.
Another characteristic detail. Small things fraudsters do not work. Fuss for a penny profit no one will. All per combination that is able to bring a considerable sum. In this regard, the real estate market - a paradise for crooks.
- In the course are any criminal schemes - continues the lawyer Kuznetsov. - From simple soldering marginal owning living area, to manufacture false documents on the ownership on forged passports and lost.
Criminal realtors began to act tougher. If earlier encircled around her finger half-drunk owner of decent housing evicted away from the regional center, the room in a remote village, for example, now can easily take out and promise "tomorrow bring the key to a new apartment."
Fraudulent schemes, in order to successfully deal with them in detail studied law enforcers. But criminals are not sitting idly by. They understand that the novelty for them - the key to success.
The new "invention"
In Murmansk, this scheme has not yet been used. But in the metropolitan area is already affected. So, a person sells apartment. Gives this ad meets with potential buyers. And in between times is in a district clinic to see a doctor with complaints of headache, malaise, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite and loss of memory. On assurances to address, all this has been observed after the recent fall in the street and hitting his head on the asphalt. The doctor inspects the "patient" diagnoses "traumatic brain injury", prescribes treatment, prescribes medications, procedures, and make the necessary entries in the card of the patient. The longer the comedy with the occasional drop, the more records will appear in the history of the disease. That it should be fraudsters.
Meanwhile, the apartment is the buyer. Parties execute documents, the buyer sends the seller money for now its own square meters. One can only shake hands and continue to enjoy life. But there it was. Yesterday the seller goes to court and says that he is not to account for their actions because of health problems. Evidence is available - recording in the medical card. They are difficult to challenge. As a result, the court recognizes the transaction invalid, the new owners are asked to vacate, a former seller - buyers failed to return their money. "What kind of money conversation? - Genuinely surprised that. - I do not remember anything!". As a result, the court nevertheless obliges the seller to pay the amount received. But, in practice, the process of payments may take many years, if not decades. The result is a crook and his apartment, and when other people's money.
- Anyone who enters into a serious deal, it is useful to require the seller to document as much as possible - advises lawyer Kuznetsov. - Up to the certificate from the relevant medical institution of sanity.
Logical outcome
But this scheme - "aerobatics". Ordinary scoundrels realize it can not do. Therefore, they are not averse to "change". And the risk is minimal, and if caught, not much to beat.
A similar case was heard not so long ago in the court of Murmansk. Judged young swindler. Her story is simple and unpretentious. After graduation in commerce girl got a sales manager at one of the limited liability companies. Her responsibilities included direct work with clients, registration of orders for installation and getting money for the services of the company. The organization did not conduct multi-million cases of work on the price list is estimated at only two-three thousand rubles. But in this quiet backwater managed to find a loophole to gain.
Nothing enriches person better liability. This truth crook learned almost immediately, as soon as the authorities entrusted her to work with other people's money. Trick resourceful lady was as follows. For services to the customers paid by cash. According to their official duties took the young manager. On each amount received by it issuing the document of strict financial statements. All according to the rules, all as it should. But to enterprise cash income is not all money. Clever worker from each payment "pinch off" in his pocket a small amount. And that is not shortage was revealed, was forged receipt for the money. Her and handed over along with the remaining amount.
Initially appetites fraudsters were small. The first "experiments" have gone hand in organizing nobody noticed anything suspicious. Impunity breeds insolence. More - more. And already assigned amounts become much larger. And runs a hand in the coffers of the enterprise is not from case to case, and if the system.
But how many string to be twisted, and the tip must exist. Investigators quickly identified the kidnapper. They were able to prove nearly two dozen episodes of fraud. On presumptuous worker opened a criminal case.
Obviously, she did not expect such a sharp turn of events. His guilt did not deny that played a role in determining the sentence. Woman did not imprison. But was sentenced to no small fine. We must assume that the verdict will not remain a dead letter for her. Whole life ahead and enough time to evaluate their actions. For the edification of itself.
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