Car Dealership Fraud Ring Uncovered in Morocco: Volkswagen Agency Director Jailed

The director of the Volkswagen agency in Tetouan, as well as an accountant and his wife, were responsible for filing the credit files of people wishing to acquire a new Volkswagen car. Once the credit was granted, they proceeded to register the car in their name with the mining services of Marrakech, before reselling it, leaving their victims facing the credit repayments.

Assabah writes that a plaintiff presented a CD-Rom, where most of the telephone communications with the main accused are recorded. The latter, claiming to be a colonel in the army, threatened to send him to prison if he did not give up the complaint filed with the court.

The investigation conducted by the judicial police services of Tetouan revealed that all the vehicle registration files were processed with the registration services of Marrakech. Under the instruction of the public prosecutor’s office, wanted notices were issued against other individuals accused of having assisted the criminal gang in the registration of the cars and the granting of credits.

According to the daily, a criminal network specialized in the falsification of documents would be involved in the case, especially since the crossed-out registration cards do not authorize the resale of the cars, since they remain the property of the credit company.