Fraud

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• Moroccan Police Bust Fraud Ring in Marrakech, Arrest Three Suspects
  15 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The prefectural service of the Judicial Police of Marrakech has arrested three individuals suspected of being involved in a criminal network active in forgery and use of forgery, then in fraud. Two of them are repeat offenders wanted in several cities of the Kingdom.
  A whistle-blowing by the Moroccan police. Three individuals were arrested for their alleged involvement in a criminal network active in forgery, use of forgery and fraud. Their arrest follows complaints filed by four victims, (…)

• Morocco Cracks Down on ’Roqya’ Exorcism Practices Amid Abuse Allegations
  21 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  For several months, the practice of roqya has been making headlines in Morocco. The authorities are increasingly concerned about the unfortunate cases that occur during these practices, including murders, accidental deaths, sexual abuse, rapes, adultery, to name a few.
  A phenomenon dating back several centuries, roqya which, according to Islam, is intended to be a self-medication exercise, a ritual of purification and elimination of ills through prayer and meditation, has become, in (…)

• Morocco Tightens Real Estate Rules to Combat Land Grabbing
  19 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Land Conservation Agency has just announced new measures to fight land grabbing. It is now forbidden to issue the Certificate of Real Estate Ownership concerning a third party. Several other measures have also been added.
  According to L’Economiste, this measure marks "the end of the possibility of requesting a copy of the Certificate of Real Estate Ownership concerning a third party, unless one has an official mandate for this purpose or belongs to the following professional (…)

• Recruitment Scammer Arrested in Rabat for Defrauding Job Seekers
  23 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  To carry out his crime, the suspect, on the basis of an intermediary recruitment company he created, extorts from some of his clients, numbering in the tens, sums of money ranging from 25,000 to 30,000 dirhams in exchange for fictitious promises of employment abroad, reports the MAP.
  The investigations carried out made it possible to understand his strategy and to arrest him. At the time of his arrest, he was in possession of a mobile phone with a directory of his alleged victims, as well (…)

• Moroccan Journalist Implicated in "Hamza mon bb" Scandal Faces Legal Troubles
  23 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  According to the Arabic-language website Alyaoum24, the person involved had already been convicted in February 2016 of "participation" in a corruption case, to 10 months in prison and a fine of 5,000 dirhams, following an accusation by a young investor, daughter of the popular Moroccan Jewish artist Pinhas Assyag Ben Jacob.
  She had accused him of having received bribes to obtain a license to sell alcoholic beverages in her family’s restaurant in the Gueliz district of Marrakech.
  Since (…)

• Moroccan Pop Star Aminux Faces Fraud Allegations, Denies Wrongdoing
  26 September 2019, by Kamal

  The Moroccan singer Amine Tamri, better known as Aminux, is accused of fraud. A young girl would have given him the sum of 100,000 dirhams to help him in his artistic career, particularly in the production of music videos.
  According to the Goud website, the young girl and her mother have denounced the singer in videos addressed to the press. They declare to be victims of a scam by the singer.
  Firmly denying these allegations, the singer, who currently resides in Tangier, announced that (…)

• Morocco’s Ex-Tax Official Extradited from France on Embezzlement Charges
  1 October 2019, by Kamal

  The French justice system has delivered a former official from the Ministry of the Interior to the Economic and Financial Brigade of the Judicial Police Headquarters in Rabat, as part of the judicial cooperation agreement between the two countries. Former Director of the Local Tax Department, the defendant is being prosecuted for embezzlement of funds from company fees, real estate fraud and falsification of a Bachelor’s degree.
  An investigation opened following the delay in collecting (…)

• Moroccan Real Estate Scammer Arrested in Spain After $4 Million Fraud
  2 October 2019, by Kamal

  Several victims were awaiting the decision of the Témara Court, during the trial of the one who extorted them nearly 40 million dirhams, before disappearing in Spain. She is being prosecuted for fraud and breach of trust.
  According to the Akhbarona website, an employee of the Land Conservation and Cadastre Agency of Témara had managed to manipulate her victims, by promising them the acquisition of disputed real estate at prices below their real value.
  The scheme bore fruit as several (…)

• Real Estate Scam in Morocco: Developer Arrested After $3 Million Fraud in Berrechid
  3 October 2019, by Kamal

  A fake real estate developer has managed to embezzle nearly 30 million dirhams. She offered her victims lots of land in a cooperative, right in the center of Berrechid.
  More than 160 people fell into the trap of the fake developer who promised them lots in a strategic location, in exchange for cash. Some had even made advances of 200,000 dirhams.
  Wanted on several arrest warrants, following complaints filed by her victims, the scammer was finally arrested by the security services in (…)

• Elderly Moroccan Woman Defrauded of 4 Hectares in Land Scam
  7 October 2019, by Kamal

  An 87-year-old woman has just filed a complaint against several individuals, including a lawyer, for fraud and extortion. She was made to sign a deed of sale of her 4 hectares of land in exchange for 200 dirhams.
  The story goes back to November 2016 when the woman was taken by individuals to the Commune of Tioughza, in the province of Sidi Ifni, where she was supposed to receive financial assistance from the State.
  The suspects went to a complicit lawyer, who drew up documents, before (…)