Overview
- Three men and one woman aged 25 to 42, all employed by two real‑estate agencies, were detained on suspicion of fraud, document falsification, coercion, and, for two suspects, offenses against workers’ rights.
- Police allege the scheme lured buyers with favorable offers, took reservation and arras deposits, and presented apparently official documents including manipulated bank simulations to suggest mortgage viability.
- Most identified victims are foreign residents unfamiliar with Spanish property procedures, with some facing imminent rental move‑outs that increased their vulnerability.
- Documented losses exceed €100,000, including a case in which a buyer lost about €50,000 after being pressured to sign the dissolution of an arras contract.
- Officers searched the principal suspect’s agency and seized records; the lead detainee has been presented to an Alicante investigating court, and the probe remains open to identify more victims.