Dubai court jails man for fraudulently obtaining 440 tissue boxes worth Dhs26,000

An Asian national was sentenced to one month in jail and fined the value of the stolen items (Dhs26,000) by the Dubai Misdemeanour Court for defrauding a sales manager.

The suspect obtained 440 boxes of tissues worth Dhs26,000 using a bounced cheque and claiming ownership of a fictitious company.

The Court of Appeals upheld the ruling.

The incident dates back to August 2024 when a sales manager at a company specialising in paper products filed a complaint alleging fraud and theft of company funds.

The complainant stated that the suspect contacted him, requesting the supply of 440 boxes of tissues, promising payment upon delivery at his alleged company headquarters in Deira.

The complainant added that he delivered the order to the suspect, who loaded it onto three trucks, then he accompanied him to what he claimed was his company’s headquarters and provided a cheque in his name along with a copy of his ID.

However, the cheque was rejected due to insufficient funds. Upon visiting the company’s location, the complainant found it closed for several days, realising he had been scammed so he reported the incident to the police.

A police man stated in the interrogations that the investigative team gathered evidence, revealing that the suspect had impersonated an employee of a trading company, stolen the boxes, and sold them for personal gain.

He was then tracked down and arrested.

During the interrogations, he denied the charges, claiming he worked as a commercial intermediary for another company and had delivered the boxes to its manager.