Eid al-Adha Sheep Markets in Morocco: Buyers Warned of Scam Tactics
8 June 2024
As Eid al-Adha approaches, intermediaries use tricks to defraud sheep buyers in the markets.
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Morocco’s Real Estate Scams Surge: How Buyers Can Protect Themselves
2 June 2024
Cases of real estate fraud are multiplying in Morocco. Many Moroccans wishing to acquire apartments continue to fall into the trap of unscrupulous real estate developers who (…)
Morocco Launches National Effort to Combat Rising Real Estate Scams Targeting Expats
1 June 2024
Faced with the growing number of fraud cases in real estate associations, Morocco has set up a national coordination to prevent citizens and thus reduce the number of victims.
Marrakech Tourism Hit by Scam Warnings as Influencers Sound Alarm
27 May 2024
In Marrakech, the summer season is an opportunity for some unscrupulous people to scam the many tourists who visit the city. Influencers are warning vacationers against this (…)
Moroccan Lawmaker Exposes Widespread Under-the-Table Payments in Social Housing Market
26 May 2024
The deputy of the parliamentary group of progress and socialism (PPS) in the House of Representatives, Loubna Sghiri, denounces real estate developers who have set up a (…)
Tourist Exposes Alleged Scam Attempt in Marrakech’s Jemaa El Fna Square
21 May 2024
A foreign tourist of Arab nationality denounced in a video on social networks the rather unsavory behavior of a Moroccan who tried to scam him during his stay in Marrakech.
Morocco Travel Agency Owner Jailed for Alleged Mecca Pilgrimage Fraud
20 May 2024
The owner of a travel agency in Fez was placed in pre-trial detention after being accused of fraud and non-performance of contract. She is said to have deceived pilgrims by (…)
Moroccan Official Arrested for Insurance Fraud After Vacation Photos Expose Fake Injury Claim
17 May 2024
A municipal employee in Sefrou, previously convicted of theft, finds herself behind bars again. This time, she is accused of falsifying a medical certificate to receive an (…)
Moroccan Plastic Surgeon to Be Released After Fraud Conviction
4 May 2024
It is only a matter of hours before Dr. Hassan Tazi, a famous plastic surgeon, tried by the Court of Appeal of Casablanca for abuse of weakness and fraud, will be released from (…)
Casablanca Launches Crackdown on Real Estate Fraud to Protect Homebuyers
28 April 2024
Preventing any form of fraud or scam against housing applicants is the objective pursued by the Wali of the Casablanca-Settat region, Mohamed Mhidia, by initiating an operation (…)