Riyadh, Ramadan 21, 1438, June 16, 2017, SPA -- The Ministry of Interior has warned of fraud being carried out by some people against citizens via social media, stressing the need to take care of people who claim assisting displaced Syrian families to avoid these fraudulent operations aiming at illegal financial gains. The Director of Public Relations and Information General Directorate, Major General Dr. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Mara'oul said that the Ministry of Interior has received reports from the concerned authorities that some citizens have been subjected to fraud in the social media by people in neighboring countries impersonating legal persons to raise funds illegally. Major General Al-Mara'oul pointed out that when citizens are subjected to fraudulent operations, they must quickly go to Saudi embassies in those countries to take the official procedures in this regard. --SPA 10:50 LOCAL TIME 07:50 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w429131