Counterfeit Euro Scam Busted: Two Arrested in Moroccan Town for Fake Currency Scheme

According to Aujourd’hui Le Maroc which reports the case, it all started with the purchase of a mobile phone. An ill-intentioned individual posing as a Moroccan resident in Belgium bought two mobile phones from a merchant in Ouled Ghanem. To settle his bill, the forger handed over six 50 euro bills.

Later, the merchant, having realized the deception, filed a complaint and an investigation was immediately opened by the Ouled Ghanem gendarmes. A week later, as if nothing had happened, the same forger, accompanied by his accomplice, returned to the region. This time, the two forgers chose a café to commit their crime. Immediately alerted, the gendarmes arrived and arrested them.

A thorough search of their vehicle allowed the gendarmerie elements to find 130 counterfeit 50 euro bills, according to the same source.