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Hotel owner files complaint after scam in Agboville

By , based on L’Infodrome

Map: Agboville, Ivory Coast

An Agboville hotel owner filed a complaint after being targeted by a man posing as a former Burkina Faso international. He also alerted his staff and described an especially confident fraudster, according to L’Infodrome.

A hotel owner in Agboville has filed a complaint with the police after allegedly falling victim to a scam committed by a man posing as a former Burkina Faso international, L’Infodrome reports. He also left instructions for his staff to prevent another fraud from occurring.

The hotel owner acknowledges that he was not vigilant enough, but says the suspect acted with the confidence of a professional and knew his field perfectly, according to L’Infodrome.

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