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Woman scams Marktplaats customers with housing, tickets and a cupboard door

Woman scams Marktplaats customers with housing, tickets and a cupboard door

An Amsterdam woman was sentenced to 100 hours of community service for defrauding Marktplaats users of over 2,600 euros through fake studio rentals and non-existent tickets. The court mitigated her punishment due to a mild intellectual disability and evidence suggesting she acted under the direction of an unidentified accomplice.

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