Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the acquittal for fraud under Art. 146 StGB was unlawful because the conduct was arglistig and the victims' responsibility excluded protection.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The fraudulent scheme was arglistig; the buyers' conduct did not amount to the exceptional victim responsibility needed to exclude criminal protection.
Extrahierte Begründung
The respondents falsely represented their willingness and ability to deliver goods, an internal fact not verifiable by bidders. In internet auctions, advance payment is common and the bidders could not reasonably be expected to verify performance capability more closely. The case involved a repeated, plan-based scam against multiple victims, so the trial court erred by focusing only on lack of a special trust relationship and overextending victim responsibility.