He is said to have pretended to be in a romantic relationship with women and then persuaded them to give him a lot of money: Because Fraud A 38-year-old man will have to answer to the Munich Regional Court from Thursday (9:30 a.m.). The accused is said to have taken a total of 175,000 euros from two victims.

According to the public prosecutor’s office, he met the women independently of each other in June 2022 via a dating app and began a relationship with them shortly thereafter. He pretended to be richer perks who knew good investment opportunities. The first victim convinced him to give him 140,000 euros in cash – as a promising investment. However, the woman only got 10,000 euros back. Another victim gave the man a total of 45,000 euros, which she never got back.

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