Fraud

Articles

• Moroccan Philanthropist Targeted in High-Stakes Fraud Scheme
  6 March 2019, by Said

  Remember, a few days ago, a woman made headlines in the Moroccan press for donating some 12 million dirhams for the construction of a high school. Today, this patron has been the victim of a scam.
  The details of this fraud are reported by the newspaper Al Akhbar this Wednesday, March 6. According to the daily, a man presented himself at her home asking her for 30,000 dirhams to conduct tests for his son, who he said was suffering from a serious illness. Najia Nadhir would have then (…)

• Moroccan Man Loses 11,500 Dirhams in $5.2 Million Investment Scam
  1 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  A Moroccan from Youssoufia was the victim of a scam, orchestrated by a British businessman who promised him $5.2 million to open a subsidiary in the kingdom. The scammer will not honor his promise, but will instead extort a total of 11,500 dirhams from his victim.
  The British businessman contacted the Moroccan, via Facebook, before offering to be his representative in Morocco, where he plans to invest more than $5.2 million, reports Al Akhbar. He had made him believe that one of his (…)

• Prominent Moroccan Plastic Surgeon Detained in Medical Fraud Investigation
  6 April 2022, by Sylvanus

  The famous plastic surgeon El Hassan Tazi reacted to his alleged involvement in a case of "fraud and forgery and use of forgeries in connection with medical bills". He is currently detained in the Oukacha prison in Casablanca.
  Last Sunday, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) announced that the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) had the day before referred eight individuals, including a woman and the owner of a private clinic, to the competent prosecutor’s (…)

• New Online Tool Helps Buyers Verify Used Vehicle History in Morocco
  7 January 2019, by Said

  An electronic service providing detailed information on a vehicle has just been launched by the Ministry of Equipment and Transport.
  "This electronic system will allow the buyer, on the one hand, to obtain all reliable information on the vehicle, and on the other hand, to be protected from any act of cheating on the part of the seller," the ministry said in a statement.
  "All citizens and all road transport professionals who wish to buy used vehicles" can consult the website (…)

• Moroccan Imam Sentenced to 5 Years for Multi-Million Dirham Fraud Scheme
  28 February 2020, by Kamal

  A 5-year prison sentence has just been handed down against an imam specialized in fraud. In addition to the prison sentence, he will also have to pay a fine of 5,000 dirhams.
  Following the hearings reserved for the civil parties, including several merchants from the popular Souk, the investigating judge at the court of first instance in Casablanca ordered the restitution of the sum of 3.47 million dirhams to the victims.
  The 39-year-old defendant, accused of fraud and breach of trust, (…)

• Moroccan Man Loses Sight After Surgery by Fake Doctor in Rabat Hospital
  19 September 2022, by Prince

  A man has just lost his sight in a Rabat hospital after being operated on by a fake doctor. Three people have already been arrested in this case.
  A new scandal has just rocked a hospital in Rabat where a man lost his sight after being operated on by a fake doctor, reports the daily Al Akhbar. The man, around 40 years old, was having trouble getting an appointment for an urgent eye surgery. That’s when one of the hospital’s security guards offered to put him in touch with a surgeon doctor (…)

• Mecca Pilgrimage Visa Scam: Teacher Arrested in Morocco for Fraud
  3 September 2024, by Sylvanus

  In Meknes, cases of fraud related to Omra or Hajj pilgrimage visas are multiplying. Suspected of being involved in visa scams for pilgrimage to Mecca, a teacher from the École Normale Supérieure was arrested and then placed in custody.
  The Meknes police arrested a teacher from the École Normale Supérieure of Meknes suspected of being involved in visa scams for pilgrimage to Mecca. This arrest, which took place on Tuesday, August 27, is the result of an investigation conducted by the (…)

• Major Real Estate Fraud Trial Begins in Morocco, Involving Notaries and Officials
  3 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  The examination of the case of a real estate fraud scandal involving 21 defendants, including notaries, adouls, former commune presidents, intermediaries and a real estate developer, continues before the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Tétouan.
  Prosecuted for fraud, breach of trust, violation of investment laws, forgery and use of forgeries in a case involving several million dirhams, and which has affected hundreds of victims, 21 defendants, including notaries, adouls, former (…)

• Moroccan Police Arrest Three in Gulf-Targeted Online Sextortion Scheme
  24 August 2023, by Prince

  Elements of the judicial police of Oued Zem in the province of Khouribga have just arrested three individuals for "fraud, scam and sexual blackmail" via social networks.
  The three accused were scamming and blackmailing their victims, mostly from Gulf countries, on social networks. Their modus operandi consists of "filming the victims in indecent and compromising positions via the computer webcam and video calls on instant messaging applications, before coming back to blackmail them," (…)

• Massive Pyramid Scheme in Morocco Defrauds Hundreds, Including Expatriates
  18 August 2024, by Sylvanus

  Many Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), particularly in Spain, are among the victims of the vast fraud orchestrated by the Al Khair Group in Tangier. An investigation is underway to shed light on this case.
  A large-scale pyramid selling fraud in Tangier. Following the filing of 700 complaints with the justice system, the investigating judge of the court of first instance in Tangier is conducting an investigation into the "Al Khair Group" case that has been shaking the city of Tangier for (…)