Attempted $6 Million Fraud: Details Revealed

The General Directorate of State Security – Media, Guidance and Public Relations Department issued the following statement: "In line with its efforts to combat forgery and financial fraud operations, the Directorate of Administrative Security, Public Administration and Institutions within the General Directorate of State Security obtained information regarding individuals of Syrian nationality forging documents attributed to international institutions and foreign government entities.

As a result of field follow-up and investigation, the Directorate managed to identify the two suspects, revealing that they had used forged documents in an attempt to execute a financial fraud operation by luring citizens and misleading them about the possibility of transferring approximately six million US dollars to Lebanon through illegal means.

Based on the referral from the Financial Public Prosecution, Syrians (M. N.) and (F. N.) were arrested, and a set of documents and papers attributed to international financial institutions and official foreign entities were seized from their possession, which turned out to be forged.

Based on the referral from the Financial Public Prosecution, the detainees and the seized items were referred to the competent judiciary to take appropriate legal measures".