HIBAPRESS – Berrechid
In a serious incident shaking the Berrechid region, a citizen was subjected to a sophisticated scam after attempting to rent a commercial property through a well-known electronic platform, before falling into the trap of an organized gang that adopted professional deceptive methods suggesting legitimacy and affiliation with a large financial institution.
The beginning of the story is from an electronic platform.. and a broker leads to a well-crafted trap
The details of the case began, according to what was revealed by one of the victims, a Moroccan citizen from the community residing in France, in a statement to the newspaper "HIBAPRESS", when a "broker" contacted him after posting an advertisement for renting a shop.
The speaker added that the broker presented himself as an intermediary to facilitate the process, before connecting him to a young woman who claimed to be a bank executive working within a well-known financial institution, supported by individuals who appeared with high skill in role-playing.
A car carrying the CIH bank logo, fake rings, and a "forged" bank official
To perfect the deception, according to the speaker, the gang used a car bearing the CIH bank logo, in addition to forged rings and a person who introduced himself as a "senior bank official," which gave the operation a fictitious official character that prompted the victim to trust the transaction.
Extortion of 65,000 dirhams under the pretext of "mediation"
The person concerned explained that after a series of meetings, the victim was obliged to pay an amount of 65,000 dirhams on the grounds that it was mediation fees and banking procedures, which was actually done under the psychological pressure and camouflage used by the gang members.
Suspicious documentation in the Benjdia district without verifying the documents
The victim highlighted that he moved, at the instigation of a gang member who introduced himself as an official at the bank's central headquarters, to the Benjdia district to correct the signature.
Here, the data indicates that the employee in charge did not request any legal document; neither a certificate of ownership of the property, nor even the real identity of the people present, contenting himself with correcting the signature in a manner that violates the procedures, which gave the gang the opportunity to pass the scam operation without supervision.
Expected investigations to uncover all those involved
The case that shook the city of Berrechid opens the door to many questions about the scam networks that exploit trust in banking institutions and use dangerous camouflage tools, from cars bearing official marks to forging rings and seals.
The competent authorities are expected to launch an in-depth investigation to uncover all those involved, especially after using the name of a well-known banking institution and misleading citizens with professional methods.
