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Fraud: ten Cameroonians convicted for a 700,000 euro scam

23/09/2025

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Fraud: ten Cameroonians convicted for a 700,000 euro scam

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On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the court of Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis) convicted ten Cameroonian nationals for having participated in a vast African art scam .

The scam, whose damage is estimated at 700,000 euros, consisted in extracting money from amateur collectors by their promising the acquisition of rare objects from Cameroon. In the frame of their investigations, started in 2022, the Central Office investigators of the fight against trafficking in cultural goods (OCBC) had discovered a fashion well-oiled operative. Trusted by “curlers” Encountered on flea markets or in front of specialized art galleries such as those on the street of Seine, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, the victims were offered to acquire alleged collections of ancient objects that had to be transported from villages in Cameroon.

The 10 defendants, tried at the end of July, received sentences ranging from days- fine up to 30 months suspended prison sentence and 60,000 euros of fine for one of the defendants, convicted for “hidden work” and “aggravated laundering” for cashed 257,000 euros from a swindled victim.

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