Dubai court jails, fines woman for her involvement in a fraud case

Dubai Misdemeanour Court sentenced a woman to one month in jail and fined her Dhs3,000 for her involvement in a fraud case.

The woman connived with a compatriot to deceive another woman, promising her with a job opportunity in the UAE and seizing Dhs10,000 from her.

The case dates back to October 2024 when an African woman filed a police report claiming she was defrauded by a fugitive, who claimed he was a manager at a company and could provide her a job at his company.

The victim stated that the suspect requested documents and Dhs10,000 to initiate the employment process.

So, she paid him Dhs4,000 in cash and later transferred Dhs3,000 to his bank account.

The remaining amount was reportedly transferred to the second defendant’s bank account at the suspect’s request.

After receiving the full amount, the fugitive suspect turned off his phone and disappeared.

The victim’s attempts to contact him failed. She later discovered that the company he claimed to represent had no association with him, realising she had been scammed.

A police man stated in the interrogations that the fugitive suspect was a known fraudster, and he connived with the second defendant to exploit the victim’s need for employment, whose bank account was used to receive Dhs3,000, leading to her arrest.

During questioning, the second defendant denied involvement in the fraud, claiming that she received Dhs3,000 after agreeing with the fugitive suspect to use her bank account to receive funds in return for a commission per transaction.