The case in summary: A mother with young children and her family were tricked into paying NOK 48,000 in deposit and rent for a home they were never allowed to move into. The landlord is known as the “trick doctor”, a 40-year-old woman from Arendal who has previously been convicted of several conditions, including gross fraud. This woman is now charged with having tricked 12 people into transferring a total of over NOK 385,000 in the period from April to July 2023. Another person, Benjamin Králíček, was also tricked by the same woman for an apartment in Oslo, and transferred NOK 43,500 . The case will appear in the Agder district court on February 5. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – We made good contact at the screening. She was very nice, and told a lot about the house, and why she herself should not live there, says a woman news has spoken to. She sensed peace and no danger when she was looking for a house to rent in the summer of 2023, and came into contact with a landlord in Froland. However, it would turn out that the landlord was the woman who has become known as the “trick doctor”. In 2017, she was sentenced to prison for several matters, after, among other things, pretending to be a doctor at Sørlandet Hospital. She had to serve two years and six months in prison for serious fraud, threats and violence. New trial The 40-year-old woman is now accused of tricking 12 people into transferring a total of over NOK 385,000 in the period from April to July 2023. The case will be heard in Agder District Court on 5 February. news has not succeeded in getting in touch with the accused woman. Her defender, Kristoffer Wibe Koch, tells news that the defendant pleads guilty and will explain himself in more detail in court. That is why she is known as the “trick doctor”. In 2017, she was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for, among other things, gross fraud, threats, violence, illegal possession of weapons, reckless and intimidating behaviour, breach of the Health Personnel Act and reckless driving. One of the grossest points was that she conned a large sum of money from a woman with MS in return for promises of stem cell treatment in the USA. She pretended to be a neurosurgeon. She is also said to have removed an IUD from the abdomen of a woman using tools and parts bought at Biltema. House for rent The mother of small children is one of several who in the summer of 2023 were tricked into transferring money to the 40-year-old woman from Arendal. She wants to share her story, but not with her name and picture. The family of four wanted more space. She therefore contacted the woman who rented out the house. A few days later she went to a viewing. Photo: LEIF DALEN / news – There was nothing to indicate that something was not right, she tells news. The contract was signed, and the mother of young children paid both the deposit and the first rent, totaling NOK 48,000. But the family was never allowed to move into the house. – It’s money we probably won’t get back. We are a family of four and would love to have that money. – Had good references The mother of small children from Froland believes the biggest mistake the family made was transferring the money directly to the defendant, and not to a deposit account. – But then you trust people. I did meet her and she had good references at Finn.no. After signing the contract, the family gave up the flat they lived in. They could thus have become homeless after the fraud. – We have been very lucky. We were allowed to continue living where we lived before, as the landlord had not decided on new tenants. She adds that it is not so easy to find a place to live in Froland. – It’s not that big, so there will be a lot of people around the leg. The woman who was tricked by the con doctor says she does not believe she will get back the money she paid as a deposit. Photo: LEIF DALEN / news The woman says that she and her family moved to Froland about a year ago. They did not know the story of the “trick doctor”. – People here know who she is, but we haven’t lived here that long and didn’t know the history. Make excuses 26-year-old Benjamin Králíček was also deceived by the woman who has now been charged again. – It has been absolutely terrible. We have lost a lot of money and we don’t know if we will get it back, he tells news. In the summer of 2023, he and his brother transferred NOK 43,500 in deposit and first rent for an apartment in Oslo. Benjamin and his brother have still not received the money back. Photo: Privat When the contract was signed, the apologies came. – It was so strange. We thought this must be a scam. It’s not real. The Arendal woman washed her hands when Benjamin and his brother went to pick up the keys to the apartment. Photo: Private The brothers had already terminated the contract where they lived. When they realized they had been tricked, they had a month to find a new place to live. Benjamin says he likes to share his story because he knows others have been exposed to the same thing. – This is a terrible case. She has done a lot of hurt to more people than just me. This is what the indictment is all about: The woman is charged with a breach of two sections: Penal Code § 371 letter a: induces, strengthens or exploits a delusion and thereby unlawfully induces someone to do or omit something that causes loss or risk of loss for someone. Section 31 first paragraph of the Road Traffic Act, cf. section 22 first paragraph: No one must drive a motor vehicle when under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating or narcotic substances. According to the indictment, the woman must have tried to obtain financial gain after having tricked 12 people into transferring a total of over NOK 385,000 in the period from April to July 2023. More came to view The accused woman must also have tricked four others into carry over NOK 66,000 each in deposit and rent for the same apartment in Oslo. She does not own the apartment herself, but is said to have posted an advertisement on Finn.no. – There were two people who turned up and were going to view an apartment that did not exist, says Henrik Lund, who is chairman of the condominium. – We quickly realized that something was not right, because the person they were supposed to meet did not live here.
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