Investigators discovered the deception while examining the accounts of a drug trafficker from Trappes, in the Yvelines, franceinfo learned from a source close to the case.
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A massive CPF scam, the Personal Training Account, was dismantled in Yvelines, franceinfo learned from a source close to the case on Thursday, September 26. The fraud is estimated at at least 31 million euros. Five people have been arrested since last week, three have been placed in pretrial detention.
The police uncovered the scam by going through the accounts of a drug trafficker from Trappes, in the Yvelines. They discovered that a company had been created to provide fake training. More than 500,000 euros had been pocketed, paid by the Caisse des Dépôts, the CPF bank.
The investigators of the Versailles judicial police are not at the end of their surprises. During a year and a half of investigations, they discovered that several hundred companies had been created with nominees, particularly in the Paris region or in Marseille.
These empty shells falsely trained several thousand people, who received a real percentage of the money paid by the Caisse des Dépôts. The jackpot was then laundered to avoid being seized. For example, cars were legally purchased in France and then resold for cash in Morocco.
The system was designed by drug traffickers who had become professionals in fraudulently swindling public benefits, explains a source close to the case. Social security fraud, particularly in the reimbursement of dental prostheses and wheelchairs, has been discovered.