Car Seller Defrauded; Seller Receives Prison Sentence

Matej Ahlin, from the Roma settlement of Žabjak, has been sentenced to one year in prison for defrauding a car seller. The incident occurred three years ago when the seller, a young man from Gorenjska, sold his black Golf online to Ahlin, unaware he was dealing with someone from the Žabjak settlement in Dolenjska.

Ahlin, now 32, maintains his innocence, asserting that he paid the purchase price in cash directly to the seller. Despite this claim, and acknowledging the car is supposedly paid for, he has agreed to make monthly payments towards the debt. The seller, however, expressed his disappointment after the verdict, stating, "Prison, yes, but what good is it to me when I won't get the money?"

The seller had posted an advertisement for his car on the website avto.net in April 2023. Ahlin responded via phone, and they arranged to meet in Novo mesto. During their drive, Ahlin asked the seller for his personal details and bank account number to prepare the payment, which was never actually made.