The scenario was not so well put together.
Yet the thief had thought of the best tricks of the great films.
Last March, a young woman from Toulouse put her high-end phone up for sale on social networks.
She quickly finds a buyer and makes an appointment with him.
When the latter arrives at the meeting, he gives him 750 euros in small denominations in exchange for the mobile.
A suspect currency in the eyes of the young saleswoman, but that she cannot get authenticated by traders. She leaves with the money, but when she returns home, she quickly realizes that these are fake tickets, the ones that are used in the cinema. Called "movie money", they can be found over the counter on the Internet and this inspires scammers. When she files a complaint, investigators realize that she is not the only one to have been fooled in recent days.
By having the banknotes analyzed, they also found a DNA trace that allowed them to trace back to a 16-year-old youngster, already known to their services.
Summoned during the week to the police station with his parents, he partially admitted the facts.
During a search of his home, the police discovered a stolen cell phone.
He was subsequently summoned for his indictment.
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