The Moroccan Community in the USA is angered by the false news by Middle East Newsline circulating about President Obama abandoning support for Morocco Sahara Autonomy Plan. Today this headline circulated on the internet:
U.S. Ends Commitment To W. Sahara Autonomy . July 09, 2009 WASHINGTON [MENL] -- President Barack Obama has ended U.S. support for a Moroccan plan to establish autonomy for Western Sahara. Diplomatic sources said the Obama administration has disassociated itself from a Moroccan plan for autonomy for the disputed Western Sahara. They said the White House no longer sees itself as committed to the endorsement by then-President George Bush of Western Sahara autonomy.
The Source of the news came from this link
The community should stay alert to these anti-Moroccan media alerts and report the source to the Office of the Inspector General via the following site: http://www.ssa.gov/oig/guidelin.htm
> MACC ACTION #1: Report filed with the Office of the Inspector General
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To: Office of the Inspector General
Reference: Reporting online Fraudulent Transaction & Dissemination of Manipulated News by Middle East Newsline
On July 9th, 2009 the site Middle East Newsline posted the following news:
U.S. Ends Commitment To W. Sahara Autonomy . July 09, 2009 WASHINGTON [MENL] -- President Barack Obama has ended U.S. support for a Moroccan plan to establish autonomy for Western Sahara. Diplomatic sources said the Obama administration has disassociated itself from a Moroccan plan for autonomy for the disputed Western Sahara. They said the White House no longer sees itself as committed to the endorsement by then-President George Bush of Western Sahara autonomy.
The link to the news is:
http://menewsline.com/article-1173,4001-U-S-Ends-Commitment-To-W-Sahara.aspx
Beside the news, that we checked and found untrue, the link was associated to a report that can be purchased online for $6.00.
After we provided the payment information to purchase the report, we realized that there was no such document, we never got one and it turns that the site is a scam.
We ask your help for justice on this issue and that you will bring this site down so others don't loose their money as I did.
> MACC ACTION #2: This is the email we sent to the Middle East Newsline web site that posted the news
To: Middle East Newsline
You have posted new on your site that's is not true (http://menewsline.com/article-1173,4001-U-S-Ends-Commitment-To-W-Sahara.aspx ). More over we went to purchase the report linked to the news and we found that it was pure fraud.
We demand that you:
#1: Take down this news
#2: Reimburse our transaction
If not action is taking we will report your to the FBI.
> MACC ACTION #3: This is the email that we sent to PayPal
You have opened a dispute for the payment you made to Elli Rodan on Jul 9,
2009 (Transaction 77803679AV370025L).
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Transaction details
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Seller's Name: Middle East Newsline, Elli Rodan
Seller's Email: esrodan@yahoo.com
Seller's Transaction ID: 32E65152DF886981S
Transaction Date: Jul 9, 2009
Transaction Amount: -$6.00 USD
Invoice ID: 1363-192-pp
Your Transaction ID: 77803679AV370025L
Case Number: PP-743-346-492
Buyer's Transaction ID: 77803679AV370025L
To: Paypal Fraud Department
On July 9th, 2009 the site Middle East Newsline posted the following news:
U.S. Ends Commitment To W. Sahara Autonomy . July 09, 2009 WASHINGTON [MENL] --
The link to the news is:
http://menewsline.com/article-1173,4001-U-S-Ends-Commitment-To-W-Sahara.aspx
After I provided the payment information through Paypal to purchase the report, I realized that there was no such document, I never got one and it turns that the site is a scam.
I ask for your help to investigate and bring this vendor down so that others don't fall for the scam.
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Timeframe
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You can escalate this dispute to a PayPal claim until Jul 31, 2009. On that
date, we will automatically close the dispute. We encourage you to respond
to the seller as soon as possible.
A closed dispute cannot be reopened or escalated to a PayPal claim.
To learn more about PayPal's dispute resolution process, log in to your
account and click the "Tutorials" link on the "Resolution Center" tab.
Sincerely,
PayPal
> MACC ACTION #4: Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
Seller's Name: Middle East Newsline, Elli Rodan
Seller's Email: esrodan@yahoo.com
Complaint Referral Form
Internet Crime Complaint Center
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Complaint Status
> MACC ACTION #5: Filing with the Federal Trade Commission - Case#: 23362502
Seller's Name: Middle East Newsline, Elli Rodan
Seller's Email: esrodan@yahoo.com
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From:
Date: 11 Jul 2009 17:24:01 -0400
To:
Subject: Complaint has been submitted
Thank you for filing with the Federal Trade Consumer Protection
We have received your complaint.
Thank you for contacting the FTC. Your complaint has been entered into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to thousands of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies worldwide. Your reference number is: 23362502
If you want to update your information or have any questions, please call our Consumer Response Center, 1-877-FTC-HELP. Keep your reference number handy.
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> MACC ACTION #7: Complaint filed with Ripoff Report
You can find the report in this link
