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- Author : Delphine Welter
- 10-02-2013
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Swindle: the mirage of the EUR10 house | M6 | 66 minutes
For Roxane it was a dream come true: a beautiful three room house with pool in the south of France, won on the lottery. The property, valued at €270,000 cost the lucky winner the mere price of a ticket: €10. Roxane moved in at once with her partner, but she soon became disenchanted: the jackpot collected from the punters was never paid to the former owner. With his honest smile and reassuring name, Léonard Simpatico, the organiser of this bizarre lottery, claimed he gave Mr Everyman the opportunity to get on the property ladder for only ten euros. His idea, which revolutionized the property market, even hit the headlines. Today, Léonard sleeps in prison and he’s been charged, in particular, with fraud.