A collective lawsuit is being initiated today by thirty entrepreneurs, alleging that they were deceived by a woman who presented herself as a PR expert, journalist, and travel agent. She offered “golden” packages for the Final Four in Abu Dhabi.
The claimants assert they paid thousands of euros for game tickets and charter flight seats that either didn’t exist or had been sold to multiple individuals simultaneously.
The plaintiffs have expressed their frustration over the woman’s actions. According to her social media posts, she has filed a defamation lawsuit against someone who publicly accused her online.
Comments on her post included:
“Your audacity is limitless,”
“They took our cow along with the debt,”
“Since you feel no shame, I’m still waiting for my €1,600,”
“If you value your reputation, refund the money you stole.”
New Allegation
Additionally, a new complaint has been brought to the case from an employee at a shipping company, who spoke to protothema.gr about being inadvertently entangled in this woman’s network.
She explains that it started when a friend mentioned selling two Final Four tickets through Panathinaikos BC. After finding a buyer, the tickets were sold.
“The next day, I received a call from this woman claiming to be a travel agent. She had obtained my number from someone who had been scammed and supposedly had already secured a seat on the charter flight. When I informed her that I had no tickets left, she began to cry and said she had a serious issue since she was organizing a group trip to Abu Dhabi involving prominent businessmen and even a minister.”
Wanting to assist, the employee connected her with someone who had listed a ticket on Viagogo. The PR woman purchased it for €1,700. However, this was only the beginning.
“She called again, asking me to help find more tickets. I managed to locate three additional ones, which she bought for about €2,000 each. She was extremely anxious, continuously asking where the minister would be seated and frantically searching for a total of 40 tickets.”
On Sunday afternoon, just one day before the charter’s departure, she called her again.
“She asked for advice because some buyers were threatening to cancel their orders since they hadn’t received their tickets,” said the employee.
The following morning, one of the ticket sellers called her expressing concern:
“He mentioned that something was off. She had sent him bank deposit slips, but the funds hadn’t cleared. We began to suspect she might be attempting to sell identical tickets to multiple buyers. This was also evident when she tried to resell a ticket for less than what she originally paid.”
The case is now poised to go to court as more individuals continue to come forward claiming fraud. Today’s filing of the collective lawsuit by 30 entrepreneurs is anticipated to initiate a broader investigation by authorities.
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