Casablanca Real Estate Scam: Identity Theft Ring Targets Property Owners

The members of this network took advantage of the lack of vigilance of the notaries, by only presenting copies of the falsified identity card, in order to proceed with the sale of the property.

The Hespress website reports that notaries are supposed to require the original identity document for each sale deed, in accordance with Articles 36 and 37 of Law 09-32.

The results of the investigation revealed that the suspects modified the original photo of the property owner, as well as the signatures, and were paid by uncrossed, non-endorsable checks.

Despite this, the individuals managed to cash the said checks at the counters of the issuing bank, prompting the lawyer for the civil party to demand a judicial investigation against the agency.