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Mohammed Yaseen, Staff Reporter

The Dubai Court of Misdemeanors sentenced three people to three months each in prison and fined them jointly Dhs4,000 to be followed by deportation for defrauding Dhs4,000 from an Asian through a fake deal of selling a dog via an electronic platform.

The case dates back to last June, when an Asian reported that he had been defrauded by someone who offered a dog for sale via an electronic platform.

The plaintiff indicated that he contacted the seller via WhatsApp who sent him pictures of the dog and a video clip showing the dog moving.

He added that the seller asked for Dhs3,000 for the dog, but after the bargain, both agreed on Dhs2,500.

The seller then sent him his bank account number, and the requested amount was transferred.

The seller promised him to send the dog to him on the same day by a shipping company, but he did not received it.

He contacted him to know the reasons for not sending the dog, but the seller claimed that he could not ship it due to emergency circumstances and asked him to wait.

He then asked him for Dhs8,000 as a refundable insurance for the shipping company to deliver dog.

The plaintiff added that he had informed the seller that he did not have that amount, so the seller asked him to transfer to him Dhs1,500 to another bank account. After that, the seller’s mobile became unreachable.

Then the Asian knew that he had been duped and reported to police.

A police officer stated that the investigation team was able to identify the suspect and the account holders to which the money was transferred.

All the suspects were arrested, as the first suspect, Asian, admitted that he connived with others in luring those wishing to buy pets through an advertisement on a website for animals and commodities.