Large-scale fraud: the Keur Massar brigade dismantles a network of false job promises, eight arrests

The Keur Massar Criminal Investigation Brigade (BR) has dismantled a large-scale fraud ring. Eight people were arrested: A. DIBA, a student residing in Keur Massar, and A. BITEYE, a student residing in Niacourap. Also implicated are I. DIOUF, a mason residing in Niacourap, and KL SIDIBÉ, a student residing in Malika Plage. F. NDIAYE, a student residing in Parcelles Assainies, B. BOYE, an electrician residing in Jaxaay, A. BA, a driver residing in Grand Yoff, and É. SÈNE, a teacher residing in Keur Massar, complete the list.

According to Seneweb sources, the eight suspects were brought before Prosecutor Saliou Dicko, head of the Pikine-Guédiawaye prosecutor's office, yesterday, Friday, September 18, 2026. They are being prosecuted for criminal conspiracy, fraud involving public savings, and failing to open a public establishment without authorization from the administrative authority.

A piece of information that triggered the investigation

It all started with a tip, which the gendarmes of the Keur Massar BR (Brigade de Recherches - Research Brigade) acted upon. Plainclothes investigators then identified a network operating in the Jaxaay extension neighborhood of Keur Massar. This network was operating under the name of an organization called "Qnet Infinity Millennials".

The police then went to the scene to investigate. They discovered a house that served as both a dormitory and a classroom for members of the network. Four leaders and four instigators were found on the premises, teaching classes to the network's victims.

Twenty-four victims, including seven boys and seventeen girls, have been identified. All are Senegalese nationals. Investigators interviewed them before releasing them.

The police then searched the premises. They seized batches of equipment, as well as a collection of documents and products related to the group's so-called commercial activities.

According to the investigation, individuals presenting themselves as "leaders" used a platform to lure their victims. They led them to believe that they could obtain a job in a company, provided they paid a sum between 600,000 and 900,000 CFA francs.

The leaders also assured members that better living conditions existed beyond the jobs and activities offered by the state or the private sector. To join, newcomers had to contribute at least 600,000 CFA francs to purchase the product of their choice. In return, they hoped to receive quality training.

However, this was provided in a clandestine establishment, whose managers held no administrative authorization and had not paid any fees to the Treasury.