Moroccan "Sorcerers" Jailed for $90,000 International Internet Scam

The Prefectural Judicial Police Service of Meknes was able to dismantle the network, thanks to the complaint filed by a Swedish national who had paid nearly 40,000 dirhams for fake precious stones. She had responded to a charlatan on the internet, who claimed to have supernatural healing powers.

A search of the main suspect’s home, who already has a heavy criminal record of fraud, led to the seizure of a hundred wire transfer orders issued from abroad worth a total of 900,000 dirhams, as well as computer equipment and products used in magic and charlatanism.

The three individuals were taken into custody at the disposal of the investigation conducted under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in order to determine the possible ramifications of the network and the criminal acts attributed to its members.