New victims fall into the trap of pyramid scheme fraud

Agadir24

Yesterday, Wednesday, September 4, the first detailed investigation session began in a new fraud case that shook the city of Tangier. It concerns a group called “Aji Nta’awono,” a group similar to the “Al Khair Group,” which had recently sparked widespread controversy.

In this case, four people are being prosecuted for fraud and swindling dozens of victims. They claim that they were defrauded by the defendants after they were lured by the promise of doubling their financial profits in the group, using the pyramid marketing method.

The detailed investigation into the case is expected to continue in the coming weeks, as the investigating judge will work to collect more evidence and testimonies to accurately determine responsibilities and hold those involved in this case accountable.

Last July, the security services in Tangier arrested a woman suspected of involvement in a fraud operation similar to pyramid marketing, after she was surrounded by victims in one of the city’s streets after she had disappeared from sight for a long time.

The arrest of the person concerned came after the victims filed complaints with the Public Prosecution and the security services, accusing her of defrauding them of varying sums of money, amounting to 35 thousand dirhams.

They reported that the accused convinced them to participate in the “Come on, let’s cooperate” draw, where she asked them to contribute sums of money and bring other participants in order to double their participation amounts, before she disappeared from sight.

Investigations revealed the involvement of other people in the case, so they were arrested and referred to the competent public prosecution, and from there to the investigating judge, to hear them about what was attributed to them.