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Visa scam in Touba: 54 applicants defrauded of 58 million CFA francs, a freight forwarder, a travel agency manager and a farmer arrested

Auteur: Mor Mbaye CISSE

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Escroquerie au visa à Touba : 54 candidats grugés de 58 millions F CFA, un transitaire, un gérant d'agence de voyages et un cultivateur arrêtés

A large-scale scam has been dismantled by the Touba special police station. Following 54 complaints submitted by the public prosecutor of the Diourbel High Court, the police arrested S. Fall Seck, 28, who presented himself as the manager of a travel agency based in Darou Minane; Mr. Marena, 31, who claimed to be a freight forwarder residing in Dakar, in the Aliou Sow estate; and Mr. Mbacké, 30, who presented himself as a farmer based in Darou Minane. They have been in police custody since Friday, October 3, 2025, for visa fraud and criminal conspiracy.

According to the investigation, the three suspects had set up a fictitious travel agency that was supposed to handle all visa application formalities and guarantee travel to the destinations their clients wanted, according to Seneweb sources. In return, they demanded the payment of substantial sums of money. Once the money was collected, the promises never materialized, leaving dozens of people without a visa, without a trip, and, above all, without the possibility of recovering the funds they had paid.

The provisional results of this scam are edifying: 54 victims have been identified for financial losses estimated at more than 58 million CFA francs.

Of the 54 plaintiffs, 28 were interviewed by investigators from the Touba special police station and all confirmed the terms of their respective complaints, further incriminating the suspects. Investigations are actively continuing, while the other 26 victims are awaiting questioning, which could increase the total amount of damages.

Auteur: Mor Mbaye CISSE
Publié le: Dimanche 05 Octobre 2025

Commentaires (3)

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    S B il y a 21 heures

    Il ne fallait pas briser le rêve de ces candidats à l'émigration. Ils voulaient participer au Diaspora bond.

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    Abdou il y a 21 heures

    Lol

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    Abdou il y a 21 heures

    Il existe encore des idiots/naïfs qui pensent qu'on peut obtenir un visa en donnant de l argent à quelqu'un qui de surcroît ne travaille même pas dans un consulat !?

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    AMY il y a 10 heures

    je ne vois que des senegalais dans l'escroquerie au visa. Aucun toubab bizarre

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    Défenseur il y a 21 heures

    En tout cas

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