Scam

Arnaques Financières : Attention aux Pratiques Frauduleuses

Faux chèques, cartes clonées, transactions de devises en ligne.

7 years, 11 months ago

Request for Witnesses of Fraudulent Land Transactions

Foreigners have bought land in Mauritius through front companies. The Commission of Inquiry on the alleged scam land and other properties also suspected foreign companies illegally bought buildings in the island. It appeals to those who have information to come forward.

8 years, 5 months ago

Vaste Arnaque à Travers les Téléphones Portables

Entre le 1er et le 3 janvier, des milliers de SMS malveillants ont été envoyés à des Mauriciens. D’autres ont reçu des appels de l’étranger à l’issue desquels leur crédit a été subtilisé. Une dizaine de personnes auraient été arnaquées.

8 years, 5 months ago

She Promises Them a Job On a Cruise Ship: Rs 500,000 Defrauded

They thought the grass was greener elsewhere, but they made themselves fooled. David (pseudonym) father, inhabitant of Résidences Barkly, has, through his sister, invested his savings for travel and for a job on a cruise ship in England. Several relatives are left to convince. But no one left. In the end, they were cheated of half a million rupees.

8 years, 6 months ago

L’arnaqueuse Promettait des Emplois en Italie…

Elle leur avait fait miroiter des emplois en Italie. Cette quadragénaire aurait dupé plus d’une douzaine de personnes, en s’appropriant leur argent. Elle a été arrêtée.

8 years, 6 months ago

Scam: An " Agent" Disappears with Jewelry of Rs 80,000

From Canada is now a shattered dream. This is the case with a stove, aged 32, and living in a northern village. The young woman was tricked by a 'broker'. She would have given him her jewelery worth Rs 80,000 so she could go to Canada, but she is still waiting. The scammer has disappeared.

8 years, 7 months ago

Chopper Scam: CBI Seeks Info from Italy, Mauritius, Tunisia

CBI has sent judicial requests to Italy, Mauritius and Tunisia seeking details of financial transactions of the companies named in the INR 3600-crore VVIP helicopter scam.

8 years, 7 months ago

Rs 4 Million Scam: Three Women and Two Men Arrested

The Criminal Investigation Division Piton have arrested five suspects in connection with the investigation into the case of scam to the detriment of the company Shiv Mahashaktishali Steels Monday. The five suspects are three women and two men all the inhabitants of Goodlands.

8 years, 7 months ago

Scam: Rs 4 Million Scrap Transformed into Stones

Scrap worth Rs 4M intended to be recycled were transformed into stones between Goodlands and landing ports in Busan, South Korea and Dubai.

8 years, 7 months ago

After Emails, Nigerian Scammers Pass Calls

Their new weapon: the mobile phone. Of Nigerian scammers use of cloned SIM cards to try to steal information stored on the laptop of their victims or make them pay the cost of the call. Many people have seen their balance reduced to zero.

8 years, 7 months ago

Quand L’Obsession s’Installe: L’arnaque Et La Crédulité Font Bon Ménage

Il est indéniable que l’arnaque ou le leurre s’avère être à la mesure de la crédulité de celui qui se laisse prendre au piège. Mais se laisser prendre trois fois pour le même motif dépasse sans doute l’entendement, et, le cas de Syam en est la parfaite illustration : l’obsession de voir ses enfants partir vers d’autres cieux où l’herbe serait plus verte, l’aura privé de rationalité.

8 years, 10 months ago

Computer Scam: All About Phishing

The Bank of Mauritius and some commercial banks have warned the public against attempted scammers trying to collect their personal data to access their bank accounts through fraudulent method called 'phishing'.

8 years, 10 months ago

FSC: "Watch Out for Scams in Social Media! "

Release of Draft Guidelines for the advertising and marketing of financial products

8 years, 11 months ago

Our Brains Weren’t Hardwired To Catch Con Artists

Why we fall victims to scams and bad sales tricks

9 years, 6 months ago

Mystery Shopping Fraudulent Gains Mauritius

After hacking bank accounts through bogus emails, which has lost nearly Rs 1 million to clients of a commercial bank in Mauritius, Mauritians find another scam. A virtual ploy to offer jobs via email.

9 years, 8 months ago