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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Scammers impersonate government security in Syria's Hama
2021-07-13
Whenever things are insecure, the conmen appear to take advantage of the situation.
[NPASYRIA] Nizar Haloum (a pseudonym), a resident of the Tishreen neighborhood in central Syria’s Hama, refused to be accused of naiveté after being defrauded by a person who claimed to be a security agent who would help him remove his name from the wanted lists of government security branches.

Haloum says that the caller’s tone was similar to that of government security personnel in Hama, and that he mentioned accurate personal and family information about him.

Residents of Hama are subjected to extortion from unidentified persons who contact them impersonating security officials in order to request the transfer of phone balances worth tens of thousands of Syrian pounds, after accusations or threats of arrest.
Posted by:Fred

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