Victim left behind

Fake ski instructor (49) ripped off customers in Tyrol

The suspect is said to have left his pupils behind on the piste - symbolic image(Bild: Hannes Wallner)

A Lithuanian (49) in Seefeld (Innsbruck-Land district) was particularly brazen. Last year, the man posed as a certified ski instructor and left his pupils on the slopes after payment. He has now been arrested.

Last year, the man from Lithuania (49) allegedly posed as a state-certified ski instructor in Seefeld and defrauded several pupils. According to the investigation so far, the man had left his victims alone on the piste after paying for the course.

Man caught by police during a check
Last Monday, a driver and vehicle check by the police in Seefeld proved to be the alleged fraudster's undoing. The man was arrested and taken to Innsbruck prison. He did not confess.