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Conflict Incident Report
ISF arrest a man suspected of fraud
Date of incident:
May 18, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Internal Security Forces arrested a man suspected of fraud, after he allegedly deceived a woman into giving him money, the Internal Security Forces announced.
The suspect reportedly told the woman he could provide her and her relatives with travel visas. According to the ISF, the woman, who was not identified, paid the man $15,250. The 45-year-old suspect, Th. J., disappeared, changed his phone number and deactivated his Facebook account soon after being paid. He was arrested Thursday in north Lebanon’s Qalamoun. The man allegedly confessed to the charges.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary):
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.
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