By Anne Losensky
Unpronounceable First Name, Unfulfilled Promises: When a Cheater Cheats Cheater…
District Court, Room 739. Accused: Mbiydzenyuy Y. (40) from Cameroon. Rasta braids, gold-rimmed glasses. In 2020, the Hellersdorfer was convicted as a fraudster: two years in prison on probation.
As soon as the verdict was final, he promised anyone who wanted to afford it on the Internet: “Legally registered driver’s license in less than three days, cheap price.”
People ran into his booth and paid: 1350 euros to the “driver’s license office”, 1500 euros as a “delivery fee”. Over 200,000 euros ended up in an account set up online using a French ID card.
There are 73 scammed scammers who would have been better off investing their money in driving lessons. Of course, there were never driver’s licenses. On the morning of March 31, 2022, Mbiydzenyuy Y. was arrested in Hellersdorf. Since then he has been behind bars. Has he ever had a legal job? He nods eagerly: “As a packer at Amazon!”
The prosecutor asks how he did it during the seven months in custody? In front of her is a stack of proof of work and sick leave from him for the time after his arrest: “Someone else is probably going to work on your behalf!” The court’s offer is also on the table: full confession, a maximum of four years in prison. Plus the two years of imprisonment from the revocation of the suspended sentence that would be added.
The prosecutor: “Think carefully, a very benevolent offer. Because there is no evidence that Elvis was the main culprit, as you claim so far!”
Continued: December 16th. Verdict: February 7th.