The fraudster faked her death, but she was given away by a black poodle

A German woman stole a million euros at work, faked her own death and fled to the Spanish island of Majorca. But the deception was exposed by photos of the poodle in social networks

A 47-year-old German woman who faked her death has been detained in Majorca. She wanted to avoid a trial for embezzlement. The woman is suspected of fraud: she probably robbed her former employer of one million euros. 

The woman worked for a solar panel company based in the northern German city of Rostock, but lived in Majorca. After the firm revealed the fact of theft, local law enforcement officers began an investigation.

When she was due to appear at a court hearing in Majorca last November, her parents announced that she had died in a car crash in Rostock in March and presented a fake death certificate. 

However, the affected company doubted the information and hired private detectives. They analyzed the woman's pages on social networks and learned that she was the owner of a large black poodle-dogs of this breed are rare in Majorca.

Based on social media posts, they concluded that the woman may have been living under an assumed name in Santa Ponsa in Majorca. Since they knew from photos on the Internet that the woman had a royal poodle, which is very rare on the island, they looked around the area around the woman's alleged residence. 

A man who went out for a walk with such a dog, led detectives to the house of a woman who is wanted. Detectives notified police and the woman was arrested at home. At the same time, she . According to the Spanish police, the woman lived on the island of Majorca with false documents. According to media reports, she admitted her true identity and admitted that she faked her own death. She has now been released on bail.