{"id":48614,"date":"2026-01-20T19:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=48614"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:01:36","slug":"alleged-online-travel-scam-man-arrested-in-chlef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=48614","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Online Travel Scam: Man Arrested in Chlef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in Chlef have apprehended a man suspected of running an online travel scam through social media and online mapping services. The individual, identified as (D.A), was arrested following an investigation by the National Gendarmerie.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the suspect managed a TikTok page under the name \u201cTOURISME VOYAGE.\u201d He also maintained a presence on Google Maps under the alias \u201cTRAVEL RAHAF.\u201d Investigators believe he used these platforms to lure victims with fraudulent travel deals.<\/p>\n<p>The National Gendarmerie of Chlef is urging anyone who may have been a victim of this alleged scam to come forward. Individuals are encouraged to file a complaint or provide testimony to the Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office at the Chlef Court, or to contact the Research and Investigation Department of the National Gendarmerie in Chlef. An investigation is currently underway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authorities are taking this case seriously and are committed to ensuring that those responsible for online fraud are brought to justice.<\/strong> <em>This arrest serves as a reminder to be cautious when dealing with online travel agencies and to verify their legitimacy before making any payments.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing, and further details will be released as they become available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in Chlef have apprehended a man suspected of running an online travel scam through social media and online mapping services. The individual, identified as (D.A), was arrested following an investigation by the National Gendarmerie.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the suspect managed a Ti&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48614"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48616,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48614\/revisions\/48616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/48615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}