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Fake footballer faces prosecution over suspected fraud in Paris

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A 32-year-old man presented as a fake professional footballer is facing prosecution in France after around 15 women complained of alleged fraud. Placed under judicial supervision, he reportedly invoked Kylian Mbappé to explain how the complainants may have perceived him, Le Parisien reports.

Moulaye N., 32, has been placed under judicial supervision in Paris in a suspected fraud case involving around 15 women he met at well-known establishments in the French capital, Le Parisien reports. Presented as a fake professional footballer, he faces several alleged offences linked to these encounters.

During the proceedings, Moulaye N. said: “They thought I was Mbappé”, referring to French striker Kylian Mbappé and the women who filed complaints against him, according to Le Parisien.

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