France
Moroccan Call Center Fined €50,000 for Solar Panel Scam Targeting French Residents
A call center based in Casablanca was sentenced to a heavy fine for having conducted an illegal telemarketing campaign with many residents in the Lyon region.
Topic
Fraud
Morocco
Casablanca Police Bust Rental Car Theft Ring Using Forged Documents
Four individuals suspected of forming a criminal network specializing in rental car theft , document forgery and fraud were arrested on Monday, October 7 in Casablanca. The operation was carried out jointly by the city’s judicial police brigade and the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
Morocco
Moroccan Expats Seek Royal Intervention in Marrakech Real Estate Scandal
Many Moroccans and Moroccans residing abroad have been waiting for years to take possession of their apartments, the construction of which was entrusted to the promoter of the real estate project "El Ghali". They are requesting the intervention of King Mohammed VI.
Morocco
Moroccan Officials Accused of Land Fraud in Kénitra Province
In the province of Kénitra, a commune president and his two deputies, as well as lawyers and civil servants, are accused of fraud and forgery in a case of spoliation of soulaliyate lands.
Morocco
Colombian Tourists Scammed in Fez: $76,000 Carpet Fraud Sparks Investigation
After American tourists, two Colombian tourists were recently victims of fraud in the city of Fès. They filed a complaint and an investigation has been opened.
Spain
Spanish Immigration Firm Director Arrested for Defrauding Moroccan Woman in Residence Permit Scam
The Spanish police arrested at the beginning of the week a man of Spanish origin, director of a firm specializing in the processing of foreigners’ documentation in the city of Melilla, for having defrauded a Moroccan woman to whom he had promised to issue a residence permit in Spain.
Morocco
Moroccan Royal Family Sues Woman Claiming to be Hassan II's 'Hidden Daughter' for Fraud
While Jane Benzaquen, the 72-year-old Belgian-Moroccan born in Casablanca, who claims to be the "hidden daughter" of Hassan II and therefore the half-sister of King Mohammed VI, continues her fight for paternity recognition, the royal family "considers itself the victim of an attempted extortion of funds" and files a complaint for fraud.
Morocco
American Tourist Scammed in $80,000 Carpet Purchase in Fez, Morocco
An American tourist filed a complaint for fraud and deception against a tour guide and the owner of a souvenir shop in the old medina of Fez. The judicial police brigade of the city has opened an investigation to shed light on this case.
Morocco
Taxi Scam Targets Foreign Tourist at Marrakech Airport, Sparking Complaint
Marrakech is once again the scene of a scam involving a taxi driver . Despite the measures taken by the authorities to fight this phenomenon, tourists continue to be victims of fraud.
Spain
Spanish Police Arrest Moroccan Fugitive Wanted for Forgery and Fraud
The Spanish police have arrested in Segovia a man wanted for two years by the Moroccan judicial authorities for forgery and fraud.
Morocco
Frustrated Buyers Storm Unfinished Marrakech Housing Complex Amid Delivery Delays
Faced with the inability of a real estate developer to deliver the apartments to his clients for several years, the latter stormed a residential complex near the Al Massira district in Marrakech to express their frustration and denounce what they consider to be a scam.
Morocco
Tourist Scam Alert: Marrakech Merchant Sells 10-Dirham Soap for 2,800 Dirhams
In Marrakech, some merchants continue to defraud foreign tourists, damaging Marrakech’s image as a safe and reliable tourist destination.