He never received the accounting documents he requested. Worse, he received telephone threats to calm his disturbing curiosity.
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A Drôme who donated 600 euros to support the Ukrainians filed a complaint for fraud on April 7, the interim prosecutor of the Valence court told franceinfo on Thursday April 14. This manager of a business in Saint-Jean-de-Galaure in the Drôme, says he responded to a call launched on social networks and in various French and Belgian media. A French expatriate in Ukraine explained that he did humanitarian work and wanted to support the Ukrainian population by purchasing equipment.
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The sum was paid from the account of his company. The complainant specifies in his complaint, which franceinfo was able to consult, to have requested accounting documents which were not provided to him. From then on, according to him, relations deteriorated to the point of being interrupted: the trader explains that he has had no news since April 4.
The plaintiff also reports having received on Saturday, April 2, an anonymous threatening telephone call. “The too curious should refrain, rummaging in others is not good. We can also move”says a man in a recording that franceinfo was able to listen to.
“To the knowledge of the Valence public prosecutor’s office, the first elements collected do not reveal any other complaint lodged against the person in question. An investigation is opened under the qualification of scam and additional investigations are continuing.indicates Céline Nainani, acting prosecutor of the judicial court of Valence.