A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to one year in prison for arranging the sale of a mobile phone on the Wallapop platform, which specialises in secondhand product transactions and misappropriating the funds without returning the item.
The penalty, imposed by a court of the Third Section of the Provincial Court of Alicante, states that the man listed the phone for sale for 450 euros and misled the individual who expressed interest in purchasing it into believing that he would ship it to them.
In reality, he provided images and the device’s IMEI number, confirming the purchase. The defendant deposited the agreed-upon amount of €450 into his bank account. However, the defendant’s desire for illicit enrichment led him to confiscate the money before the buyer even received the phone.
The wounded party demanded a reimbursement, which the defendant told him would be granted. In fact, according to the verdict, he deposited a cheque that bounced, incurring additional costs of €20.85 for the aggrieved party.
At the start of the hearing, the defendant admitted the facts and reached an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecution, represented by the injured party, accepting a one-year prison sentence, a six-month fine of 3 euros per day, and the obligation to reimburse the complainant for 470.85 euros in economic damages.
The defendant had already received two previous convictions for fraud. In 2016, he was sentenced to nine months in jail, then a year later, he was sentenced to another 14 months and nine days.
Author: Derek Appleton
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