Two tourists charged with fraud after fake payment at Pesaro hotel

Police in Pesaro, Italy, arrested a man and a woman who booked two hotel rooms for a week using a fabricated bank‑transfer screenshot. The couple presented the fake payment proof, including a QR code, at check‑in, but the hotel later discovered that no money had been received.

The suspects had already left the hotel in the early morning when the proprietor alerted the police. The investigators detained the two individuals, charged them with fraud and imposed a three‑year expulsion order (foglio di via) because their presence in the area was deemed unrelated to work or residence. The man has prior police records, while the woman does not. Authorities suspect the case may be part of a broader scheme in which tourists book costly stays, submit false payment documents, enjoy the services and disappear before the lack of funds is identified.