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MotoGP Travel Scam "Anita la Fantástica" Defrauded Fans of Over €730,000

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Spanish defendant Ana Maria Vicente Osset, known as "Anita la Fantástica," ran a scam bundling MotoGP travel packages, VIP paddock access and fake cancellation insurance that defrauded victims of more than €730,000 in total. Her accomplice was arrested in Tours, France on July 30 and sentenced to six and a half years, while prosecutors are seeking nine years for her.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Scamming people with promises of VIP paddock access is a particularly ugly move because it targets exactly what fans want most. From what I've seen trackside, real paddock access is genuinely hard to get, and that's precisely why a con like this lands, and it's honestly infuriating.