We live in the region of Essaouira for a bit more than 1 year now. Like Marrakech, this region depends heavily on tourism. Such regions attract salesmen and other types of entrepreneurs who have a lust for money. Many stories indicate, that corrupt police officers and the legal system are quite effective instruments for such people. Recently we have published a website with our story, which is about an attempt to extortion and the role of policemen and the legal system. The reason to post this message is to get feedback. So far I heard that expats usually pay and leave, simply because they are scared and feel overpowered. We would like to hear from expats what their experiences are. Are situations like this unique for the regions of Essaouira and Marrakech, or are we facing a common practice in Morocco? Looking forward hearing from you!
Welcome on EasyExpat.com and sorry to hear that you had a bad experience in Morocco. On you website you write "Moroccans who behave like predators looking for preys". Don't you think it's too general and most of them are actually very welcoming and helpful? (black sheeps exist everywhere...).
Yes, black sheeps are everywhere. The whole sentence is: Of course "many" stories isn't the same as "all" stories. At the bottom of this page, in the box 'important information', it's clearly described that: The majority of our experiences are good. At the same time a minority of the population can have quite some impact on the experiences of expats. Elsewhere I wrote on this website, that it can be compared with a cancer in a human body. Just like a cancer resides illegally in a human body, so can also a specific kind of people (criminals) reside illegally in a society. And that... is a generic principle that applies to all regions of the world.
FYI: My replies in this topic can be a little slow, as the lessor of our house, who is still trying to extort us, was kind enough to cut our house off from electricity and water. This generates a lot of additional driving for basic utilities and scarce opportunities to be online.