French Tourists Lose 25000 Euros Marrakech Scam Bank Refusal

On April 3, Valérie and her husband find themselves in a villa facing individuals promising to reimburse their excursions. Seized with doubt about the payment terminal, the tourist contacts her banking institution in France. On the phone, an advisor assures her: it is simply a bank imprint with no risk whatsoever. Reassured by this diagnosis which will moreover incur 148 euros in telephone charges, the Burgundy couple inserts three credit cards into the machine without suspicion.

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Back at their hotel, disillusionment is total. The cards have disappeared and three fraudulent transfers empty their accounts of 24,400 euros. The situation worsens in France when the two banks involved reject their compensation requests. By mail, one of them justifies its refusal for a debit of 6,882 euros by invoking a breach of security data protection. This financial shock forces Valérie’s husband, 59, to postpone his retirement.

This destructive spiral began however with a routine telemarketing call offering a promotional stay for 600 euros. On site, the vacationers enjoy luxury services before being approached by someone named Cathy, claiming to be a quality auditor. She gains their trust and directs them to the famous villa, decorated with logos of major travel companies, where a fake banker operated to finalize the trap.

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Refusing to give up, Valérie discovers on the Signal Arnaques platform that residents of Paris or Saint-Raphaël suffered the same modus operandi. She decides to create a WhatsApp group to gather this dozen identified victims. Following the complaint filed with the Beaune gendarmerie, the investigation was transferred to local authorities, specifies Le Bien Public.