Fraud

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• Scam Alert: Fake Police Using Moroccan Phone Numbers Target Gironde Residents
  7 February 2023, by Prince

  Criminals posing as fake police officers are using Morocco’s country code to scam their victims in Gironde, in the Libourne area. The Libourne gendarmerie is warning of an increase in thefts since the beginning of the year.
  These fake police officers contact their victims by phone with Morocco’s country code and make them believe that their bank cards have been hacked, then offer them the only solution to obtain PCS cards (prepaid bank cards sold at tobacconists), reports Actu.fr. The (…)

• Moroccan Police Officers Arrested in Training Admission Scam
  19 December 2018, by Said

  "The main suspect, suspected of having scammed candidates for access to police training cycles in exchange for sums of money, was arrested in possession of copies of false administrative documents containing erroneous data relating to the lists of candidates who took the said examination," the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said in a statement.
  The investigation also led to the arrest of two police officers, including a senior officer stationed in Rabat and a brigadier (…)

• Moroccan Woman Arrested for Job Scam Promising Agricultural Work in France
  11 March 2020, by Kamal

  A woman in her forties was arrested last week by the judicial police elements of Sefrou, for her alleged involvement in a case of fraud and breach of trust.
  In exchange for large sums of money, the 42-year-old suspect promised her victims jobs in the agricultural fields in France.
  A dozen victims of fraud have filed complaints with the police for the theft of amounts ranging from 12,000 to 30,000 dirhams.
  The suspect was placed in custody, at the disposal of the investigation, (…)

• Moroccan Police Arrest Serial Counterfeiter in Berrechid for Fake Currency Scheme
  6 August 2020, by Kamal

  The National Brigade of the Judicial Police of Berrechid arrested on Wednesday morning an individual, for his alleged involvement in crimes of fraud, forgery, and circulation of banknotes.
  Due to the many complaints filed against him, the 41-year-old man was the subject of several arrest warrants issued against him at the national level.
  His victims were all misled during commercial transactions in which the suspect had taken to using fake 200 dirham bills.
  The man was placed in (…)

• Casablanca Notary Sentenced to 3 Years for Theft and Breach of Trust
  9 March 2019, by Said

  A three-year prison sentence has just been handed down by the Court of First Instance in Casablanca against a notary woman. This woman had a very good reputation among her colleagues and in the city.
  Sources cited by the newspaper Al Massae state that this notary will also have to pay the sum of 1.5 million dirhams in damages to the civil parties for this case of "theft, fraud and breach of trust" that affected several clients.
  However, the court decided to acquit the notary of the (…)

• Moroccan Expat Arrested for Immigration Fraud Scheme in Nador
  27 March 2019, by Amine

  Last Saturday, a Moroccan expat residing in Spain was arrested in Nador who was swindling Moroccans by making them believe that he would allow them to have papers to settle in Europe. In return for large sums of money...
  The police arrested this Saturday a thirty-year-old Moroccan, settled in Spain, who defrauded several people. This arrest was carried out by the judicial police of the Nador security.
  According to ALM, the source of this information: "this Moroccan expat made them (…)

• Visa Fraud Ring Busted in Tangier: Woman Posed as European Consulate Official
  21 April 2019, by Kamal

  The DGSN services in Tangier have succeeded in putting an end to the fraudulent maneuvers of a woman and her accomplice.
  Under the guise of being the secretary general of a European Consul, the woman, with multiple criminal records, exploited the credulity of her victims, promising them a visa or a job contract in exchange for cash.
  The scammer was arrested at the beginning of the week in flagrante delicto by the Tangier police when she and her accomplice were about to receive the sum (…)

• Scammer Poses as High-Ranking Judge to Defraud Moroccan Street Vendors
  1 May 2019, by Amine

  Today, Morocco reports the story of this unscrupulous scammer who does not hesitate to strip the modest workers of their savings. He is said to have swindled a saykouk (couscous with buttermilk) merchant by posing as the First President of the Court of Appeal. And by all appearances, he knows how to play the game.
  ALM describes a phone call the scammer, dressed smartly and holding a smartphone, pretends to make: "The conversation cannot escape the merchant who stares at him. While adding (…)

• Moroccan Influencer Sentenced to 2 Years for Multi-Million Dirham Fraud Scheme
  14 November 2020, by Sylvanus

  The court of first instance in Rabat sentenced the famous blogger Narimane to two years in prison for her alleged involvement in a vast fraud.
  In addition to her blogging activity, this mother of two children runs two companies, one specializing in the sale of cosmetic products and the other in car rental. Last June, she had been arrested following numerous complaints filed with the judicial police in Rabat. She is accused of fraud.
  She is said to have sold the same vehicle to two (…)

• Snake Charmer Arrested in Marrakech for Scamming Tourist Over Photo
  3 July 2019, by Kamal

  A snake charmer, on Jamaa el Fna Square, in Marrakech, did not hesitate to force a tourist to pay the sum of 450 dirhams, for a photo. He was prosecuted for fraud and breach of trust.
  On June 25, on Jamaa el Fna Square, a tourist was forced to pay 450 dirhams to a snake charmer, after posing for a photo with his reptiles. Outraged by this scam, the tourist went to the Tourist Police Brigade to file a complaint.
  The individual was arrested by the Brigade and brought before the Public (…)