Massive Bank Fraud Uncovered: Employees and Lawyers Implicated in 20 Million Dirham Scam

According to Al Akhbar, the citizen accidentally discovered that legal proceedings had been initiated in her name before the Commercial Court of Casablanca and that a judgment had been rendered in her favor, ordering a banking institution to pay her nearly 20 million dirhams in respect of two certificates of deposit. After conducting her own investigation, the citizen discovered that it was employees of the bank in question, including the legal representative and a regional director, as well as the latter’s father, who were behind this complaint filed in her name.

The documents provided during the proceedings, including a declaration of loss of certificates of deposit, were falsified. The fraudsters managed to obtain a judgment from the Court of Appeal confirming the judgment of the Commercial Court, with an increase in the amount claimed. Two lawyers from Casablanca would be involved in this fraud, according to the citizen who filed the complaint. One representing the plaintiff without a mandate, and the other defending a bank official.

The citizen also discovered that the bank employees had opened a bank account to receive the claimed amount that was intended for her. In August 2021, she filed a complaint with the King’s Prosecutor General at the Court of Appeal of Casablanca for the formation of a criminal gang, fraud, forgery and use of forged official documents. In addition to the bank employees and lawyers, a sworn translator and a bailiff are also mentioned in the case, which could lead to legal proceedings against the perpetrators of this fraud.