Villas for 24 million euros

How a fraudster conned the rich and famous

The beautiful Maria Wörth in Carinthia(Bild: Tratnik Marcel)

Although financially at the end of his rope, a fraudster (48) pretended to be rich and pretended to want to buy seaside villas for 23.7 million euros. And there are more outrages to his name. But how did the man manage to con so many people?

Cologne, Lucerne, Venice - a German (48) with an additional Italian passport was hanging around in these luxury destinations. On his professionally presented websites, he advertised the rental of sports cars and real estate. But in reality, he was running a crooked business!