In recent years, many young Moroccans who wish to emigrate to Germany have been victimized by scammers who claim they are brokers and ask them to hand over large sums of money in order to buy work contracts that allow them to obtain visas.
An illegal broker whose name has been spreading through social media is currently incarcerated in a prison in Kenitra, according to local media.
He was known by his pseudonym HJ, and allegedly defrauded nearly 127 people from Morocco to Turkey by making them pay sums ranging from 1,500 to 9,000 euros (MAD 16,000 to 96,000), according to reports by Infomigrants.
This man was arrested in Kenitra after he falsified employment contracts and sold them to Moroccans. His expulsion from Germany followed a coordinated investigation with Moroccan authorities.
One of his victims was Aissa (a pseudonym), who wanted to emigrate to Germany. This young graduate was initially ripped off for €5,500 by another scammer, an amount he was later refunded; however, he crossed paths with HJ to whom he paid an advance of €1,500 to obtain an employment contract in Germany in May 2021.
Two of his friends paid the same amount, plus an additional €4,000 for final contracts. A fourth friend, who was in Turkey, had to pay a larger sum, €9,000. All of them received fake employment contracts.
According to the German Ministry of Labor, scams are typically presented the same way.
Moroccan brokers, which are generally established in language schools, guarantee quick results while establishing a strong network and establishing connections with the Moroccan bureaucracy.
As a means to get large sums of money, they write false contracts to victims they find in their schools. Their promise even extends to finding them accommodation and assisting them in obtaining a residence permit in Germany easily.
While some Moroccans are blacklisted from embassies due to fake contracts, others make it to Europe before realizing their contracts are fake on the spot.
Consequently, their application for a residence permit is rejected.
Thus, the victims tend to find themselves in a precarious situation: homeless, jobless.
In an attempt to curb these scams, Hasan Mohafid, an employee of the German Ministry of Labor has created a YouTube channel to assist foreigners wishing to settle in Germany.
In addition to learning German, he recommends that candidates seek employment through other channels, such as the Federal Employment Agency or ZAV.
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