Pyramid Scheme Targeting Women in Tetouan Promises Easy Money, Delivers Fraud
4 December 2021
Many women in Tetouan and its surroundings have fallen victim on the Internet to pyramid selling networks whose slogan is "Earn money while sleeping".
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Woman Arrested in Tangier for Impersonating Official, Defrauding Merchants
10 November 2021
The Tangier police arrested a woman who was posing as a local authority. Aided by her accomplice who wore the uniform of the auxiliary forces, she was defrauding merchants.
Real Estate Scam: Fake Architect and Accomplice Jailed for Fraud in Morocco
31 October 2021
The Court of First Instance in El Jadida has sentenced a con man who was posing as an architect and his accomplice to four years in prison and six months suspended for fraud, (…)
Scammer Impersonates First Lady’s Nephew, Faces Trial for Luxury Hotel Fraud
25 October 2021
A scammer posed as Brigitte Macron’s nephew to obtain benefits, including in a hotel establishment in Marrakech. Prosecuted for attempted fraud and identity theft, the man and (…)
Moroccan Police Officer Charged in Fake Job Recruitment Scam
21 October 2021
Three individuals including a woman and a policeman, suspected of being involved in a case of fraud on the grounds of fictitious recruitment and forgery and use of forgery, (…)
Moroccan Expat Uncovers Election Candidate’s Fraud in Casablanca Appliance Scam
2 October 2021
In Casablanca, a Moroccan expatriate (MRE) was scammed by an individual who ran in the recent legislative, municipal and regional elections under the banner of a major (…)
Alleged Exorcist and Accomplices Arrested for Torture and Fraud in Morocco
24 September 2021
The gendarmerie of Skhirat arrested a "raqi" and his two accomplices following a complaint for torture and fraud filed against them by a woman and her daughter.
Police Officers Among Four Arrested in Béni Mellal Fraud and Corruption Ring
23 September 2021
The National Office for the Fight against Economic and Financial Crimes of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) referred on Tuesday before the Court of Appeal of (…)
Morocco Arrests 220 in Crackdown on Fake COVID-19 Documents
2 September 2021
Some 220 people directly or indirectly involved in the falsification of health passes, vaccination certificates and PCR tests have been arrested in recent days in Morocco. The (…)
Moroccan-Spanish Gang Fleeces Job Seekers with Fake Spanish Work Contracts
2 September 2021
Young people from Casablanca have been scammed by a Moroccan-Spanish criminal gang that issued them fake employment contracts. While justice is slow to rule on the case, the (…)