Arrest of a person for participating in fraudulent acts and promoting the counterfeiting of currency



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The Public Relations Division of the Internal Security Forces reported that the Office for Combating Information Crimes and Protection of Intellectual Property had arrested a person for participating in fraudulent acts and promoting the counterfeiting of currency.

He explained in a statement that “information was available about a person calling from the cell phone 763-305627, with a person who posted an announcement of offers for the sale of mobile devices, in one of the sales and purchase applications, after agree on the final price, inform the caller. The victim, who would send a silver Mercedes taxi driver his cell phone number 71-646013, to receive the mobile device and pay for it in US dollars and Lebanese pounds, so that the victim find out that the foreign currency is counterfeit.

The Division confirmed that “as a result of vigorous monitoring and investigations, the agents of the aforementioned office were able to learn the identity of both the driver and the user of the aforementioned telephone, and on 11/25/2020, an office patrol managed to arrest to the driver in the town of Bebnin – Akkar, His name is MB (born 1971, Lebanese), nicknamed “Abu Yusuf”, and when questioned, he admitted that he works as a taxi driver aboard a silver Mercedes, and presented, upon request of two Syrian citizens, two investigation reports were circulated He investigated their right and work is underway to arrest them, going to the place agreed between them and the victim, received the phone and gave the seller a sum of money in counterfeit US dollars and another amount correct in Lebanese pounds. His photo, and asks those who have been victims of similar actions and have known him, to go to the aforementioned office located at the Boulevard Camille Chamoun / Mártir Coronel Joseph Daher barracks – fourth floor or call the number 01-293293, to offer their information.



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