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Attempt to sell Málaga homeowner’s property using stolen identity collapses
Francisco Rodríguez’s Málaga home was put up for sale without his consent after someone allegedly used his identity.
Rodríguez owns one home, in the Teatinos district, and says his personal details may have been stolen in 2025.
Two alleged buyers signed an option to buy the property in Barcelona in March 2025, with a 36-month period and a price the owner estimated was 40% below its current value.
The buyers say they were also victims and paid €128,000, while €50,000 was deposited as an advance into an account opened online using false identity details.
The €50,000 was later withdrawn, and its whereabouts are unknown.
The planned completion in Málaga did not go ahead because the alleged buyers did not attend.
Rodríguez and the Barcelona notary have filed complaints, and police are investigating; the Catalan Notaries Association says it will join any court case as a private prosecutor if one begins.
A planned sale of a Málaga homeowner’s property did not go ahead after the supposed buyers failed to attend the scheduled signing.
The homeowner, Francisco Rodríguez Marín, says someone used his identity to arrange the deal without his consent.
The supposed buyers had paid €50,000 into a bank account opened online using false identity documents, but the money was later withdrawn.
A notary and the supposed buyers have reported the case, which is being investigated.
- Who
- Francisco Rodríguez Marín, the homeowner, and two supposed buyers are involved. A Barcelona notary and police are also involved.
- What
- An attempted sale of Rodríguez Marín’s property using a person posing as him collapsed when the buyers did not attend the closing.
- When
- The option-to-buy agreement was signed on March 20, 2025. The scheduled closing was October 20, 2026.
- Where
- The property is in Teatinos, Málaga. The option-to-buy agreement was signed at a notary’s office in Barcelona.
- Why
- The sources say someone allegedly used Rodríguez Marín’s identity and false documents to arrange the transaction. The motive is Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Two supposed buyers signed an option to buy Rodríguez Marín’s home within 36 months.
The scheduled closing did not take place because the supposed buyers did not attend.
- Homeowner
- Francisco Rodríguez Marín
- Property location
- Teatinos, Málaga
- Advance payment
- €50,000
- Option agreement date
- March 20, 2025
- Option period
- 36 months
- Scheduled closing
- October 20, 2026
What people are saying
We paid 128,000 euros, we are victims too
possible identity theft and document forgery