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• Moroccan Land Fraud Suspects Found in Border Region, Interpol Closing In
  3 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The masterminds of a land mafia, actively sought by the Moroccan justice system and Interpol, have been located in the no man’s land of Kandahar, near Guerguerat. They illegally sold several hectares of land belonging to deceased or absent persons from the Kingdom.
  It is only a matter of time before Interpol and the Judicial Police arrest the land mafia members who have been operating for several decades in Casablanca. After arresting the mastermind of the mafia, who is a deputy, the (…)

• Morocco Launches National Effort to Combat Rising Real Estate Scams Targeting Expats
  1 June 2024, by Prince

  Faced with the growing number of fraud cases in real estate associations, Morocco has set up a national coordination to prevent citizens and thus reduce the number of victims.
  More and more Moroccans and Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) are victims of scams through real estate associations. To fight against this phenomenon that is gaining momentum, a national coordination has been set up, relays SNRT News. Most of the victims recount having paid large sums of money to these real estate (…)

• Morocco Sees Surge in Contactless Payments Amid COVID-19, Limits Raised Twice
  2 April 2021, by Jean Claude

  The Coronavirus pandemic has led to a strong increase in contactless payments, also called contactless. This boom has led the Interbank Monetics Center (CMI) to raise the authorized ceiling without a PIN code twice in less than a year.
  The dematerialization of money is a reform that is revolutionizing the business sector. It has experienced a boom with the advent of coronavirus. Despite the concerns of some economic agents, the contactless payment system has experienced strong expansion (…)

• Moroccan ’Don Juan’ Arrested: Accused of Scamming Over 30 Women Across Major Cities
  11 April 2019, by Amine

  An inveterate seducer who was active in Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier and Meknes has just been arrested. Sexually obsessed, he had specialized in seducing rich, divorced or elderly women.
  The gendarmerie of Harhoura has just, according to the daily Al Akhbar, arrested a 43-year-old man from Zagora, accused of human trafficking, fraud, possession of illicit products, theft, adultery and others...
  He was taken, according to the same source, to the prison of Salé, before being presented to (…)

• Moroccan Celebrities Targeted in Social Media Blackmail Scheme, Police Investigate
  30 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) is investigating the maneuvers of the managers of a page that has become sadly famous on social networks. They have become masters in the art of blackmailing Moroccan celebrities. Their weapon is nothing other than the publication of compromising videos and photos.
  Faced with multiple complaints, the BNPJ is on the trail of the managers of a page that has become very popular on social networks. After the publication on this page of (…)

• Moroccan Call Center Fined €50,000 for Solar Panel Scam Targeting French Residents
  30 October 2024, by Said

  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.
  Posing as an "RGE study office" mandated by the government, the Ben-Mensah Call operators promised individuals assistance with the installation of solar panels after examining their bills.
  Their real goal? Collect personal information on the victims of this scam. "They call from a 06 number that seems real," testifies Martin, a (…)

• Elegant Fraudster Arrested: Woman Used Luxury Car to Lure and Rob Victims in Agadir
  12 August 2019, by Kamal

  The security services of the city of Ait Melloul, in the outskirts of Agadir, managed to arrest a young woman in her thirties, for her involvement in cases of fraud and scam, using a bladed weapon. Known for her elegance, she used her luxury car to deceive the vigilance of her victims, before extorting their property, by force.
  The suspect adopted the same strategy to attract women of all ages. Choosing those waiting for taxis, she offered to drop them off at their destination.
  Once the (…)

• Prominent Moroccan Surgeon’s Human Trafficking Case Unveils New Details
  22 April 2022, by Sylvanus

  The case of Dr. Hassan Tazi, the famous Casablanca surgeon, placed in pre-trial detention in the Oukacha prison for human trafficking and abuse of weakness, has not finished revealing its secrets.
  Zineb B., ranked second in the order of criminal responsibilities in this case, is an intermediary, recruited for her ability to convince and collect donations, reports Al Ahdath al Maghribia. The managers of Dr. Hassan Tazi’s clinic got to know her in 2016. At the time, she had raised (…)

• Moroccan Minister Slams Inflated Eid Sheep Prices Despite Government Subsidies
  17 February, by Sylvanus

  Nizar Baraka, secretary general of the Istiqlal Party, denounces the sheep sellers of Eid who take advantage of government subsidies without lowering prices.
  "During the last Eid al-Adha, we opened the import of sheep and meat and contributed 500 dirhams per operation for each imported ram. Yet they brought it in at 2,000 dirhams and sold it at 4,000 dirhams!" declared Nizar Baraka during a meeting held on Saturday in the center of the commune of Ouled Frej, in the province of El Jadida. (…)

• Moroccan Real Estate Scam Victims Protest After Court Hearing Postponed Again
  3 April, by Said

  The Bab Darna case, considered the largest real estate scam in Morocco, has seen a new development with the protest of victims in front of the Court of Appeal of Casablanca.
  This movement follows the thirtieth postponement of the appeal hearing, initially scheduled to examine the merits of the case, reports the daily Al Akhbar.
  Received by the Attorney General of the King, the victims were told that this delay was necessary because "the justice system was still gathering all the (…)