Asian duo arrested for using mobile phone numbers to carry out scams in Dubai
- Last updated: February 2, 2021 | 20:32
Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter
The Dubai Public Prosecution referred an Asian duo, aged 31 and 35, to criminal court on forgery and scam charges, after they forged mobile numbers contracts to scam innocent people.
Official records point out that the defendants had issued 10 numbers from a telecommunications company, using the forged government contracts, and used them to send out scam messages to steal the targeted victims’ money.
The defendants convinced victims that their bank accounts had been suspended, and asked for their personal details.
An employee at the Anti-fraud Department revealed that the telecom company had learned about the defendants’ scams after a customer complained about receiving suspicious messages.
The employee verified the senders’ numbers and found out that the lines were registered using forged contracts.
The incident was reported to police, who successfully tracked down and arrested the defendants within a record time.
The defendants confessed to forging the contracts to carry out their scam plan, and they were both referred to criminal court to receive legal punishment.