The case in summary: • A 40-year-old fish seller has been sentenced to five months in prison for several frauds against elderly people in Eastern Norway.• The man defrauded himself of close to NOK 180,000 by entering incorrect amounts on a card terminal without a screen.• He often added a extra zero behind the sum the customers had to pay.• The amounts varied from around NOK 3,000 to almost NOK 30,000.• A woman in Horten paid close to NOK 8,000 for a package of fish cakes.• The man has been punished for 12 frauds against mainly elderly people.• He must also pay back over NOK 130,000 to his former customers.• The fishmonger pleaded guilty in court and has previously been punished for similar matters. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. A 40-year-old man has defrauded himself of close to NOK 180,000 using a card terminal without a screen. The man entered incorrect amounts on the terminal so that the customers paid far more than agreed. The fishmonger often added an extra zero to the sum they had agreed upon. The amounts vary from around NOK 3,000 to almost NOK 30,000. In Horten, a woman paid close to NOK 8,000 for a package of fish cakes. It was Romerikes Blad that first mentioned the verdict. 12 people were defrauded of nearly NOK 180,000 Lørenskog: Purchase of fish for NOK 1,990. Paid NOK 19,900. Drøbak: Purchase of fish for NOK 1,290. Paid NOK 12,900. Frogn: Purchase of fish for NOK 1735. Paid NOK 17,350. Oslo: Purchase of fish for NOK 1,600. Paid NOK 16,900. Drammen: Purchase of fish for NOK 3,280. Paid NOK 32,800. Oslo: Purchase of fish for NOK 890. Paid NOK 8,900. Lillestrøm: Purchase of fish for NOK 890. Paid NOK 8,890. Horten: Two packs of fish for NOK 590. Paid NOK 15,900. Horten: A pack of fishcakes for NOK 790. Paid NOK 7,900. Holmestrand: A pack of cod loin for NOK 1,690. Paid NOK 16,900. Gjerrum: 5 kilograms of cod for NOK 1,690. Paid NOK 16,900. Øvre Eiker: Two packs of fish for NOK 1,890. Paid NOK 18,900. Source: Romerike and Glåmdal district court. Got a nasty feeling Eva Hoel is one of two women who were defrauded by the man in Horten. On a Tuesday at the end of April this year, the fishmonger rang her doorbell. Hoel has bought from the man several times in the past. On this day, she bought 2.5 kilos of sail fillet and the price she had to pay was NOK 590. The man brought it in for her and put it in the freezer. Hoel has bad legs and was tired when she had to pay. – He gave me the bank terminal and I had to press the code, but I didn’t look at the display because I was hanging a little over the chair, she says. An hour later she became suspicious, because this time she had not received a receipt. – I got a nasty feeling. A feeling that something was wrong. The next day she called the bank and was told that NOK 15,900 had been withdrawn from her account. With the help of their grandson, they reported it to the police. – I was really pissed off. So ugly to do that to old people and wish them a good weekend. I think it’s downright rude. 12 elderly people The accused has been punished for 12 frauds by mainly elderly people to whom he has sold fish, says the judgment from the Romerike and Glåmdal District Court. The man has been sentenced to five months in prison. Two months of the prison sentence have been made conditional, writes NTB. He must also pay back over NOK 130,000 to his former customers. The fishmonger pleaded guilty in court. He has previously been punished for similar matters and several times fined for embezzlement, theft and fraud, the judgment states. Healthy skepticism Hoel thinks it is good that the man has now been sentenced and she thinks it is good that some of the money is returned. She is clear in her speech that she has now learned. – I don’t buy anything at the door anymore. I’m definitely there, she says. Terje Stubb-Olsen works with economic crime in the South-East police district. Terje Stubb-Olsen is section leader at the section for economics and environmental crime in the South-East police district. Photo: Håkon Lie / news He wants to be careful not to step under an industry that engages in outreach activities. He encourages to have a healthy skepticism and to pay close attention when the trade takes place on the doorstep. – Do some research in advance, so you are sure that it has gone well. Hi! Do you have any tips or input on this issue or other things we should write about? Feel free to send me an email!
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Fish seller scammed almost NOK 180,000 from elderly people in Eastern Norway – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
