A new baguette scam has been raging in France for several months among Ardèche bakers and pastry chefs. This scam begins with a phone call from a fake grocery store. She therefore proposes to a baker to sell her thousands of baguettes over a year, under the pretext of a public market. Explanations…
A check for 3,900 euros to cover administrative costs
Indeed, our colleagues from the regional daily, who had the opportunity to question one of the victims of these criminals, relate the words of the crooks on the scam. “You will have to produce so many baguettes per day and we will pick them up to deliver them”, assures the interlocutor on the phone.
Thus, in order to finalize the contract and the arrangement between the company and the baker, the scammers therefore call on the craftsmen for this scam. A check for 3,900 euros! A sum which would now correspond to the costs of preparation and file. This by telling them that in return, they would receive a certified bank check to deposit in the bank.
And the surprise!
So once the victims have sent the check, the machine is launched! Indeed, the food purchasing center, which turns out to be totally non-existent, collects the extremely high administrative costs paid by the baker.
The check received in return by the craftsman turns out to be a fake. Christian Martin vice-president of the National Confederation of French Bakery-Pastry (CNBPF)…. tells the sad story of a baker who hoped to see his business grow and prosper through this opportunity. He had even bought 5,000 euros worth of equipment in anticipation of this project….
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