Dubai court fines, jails woman for defrauding another woman with fake job contract

The Dubai Court of Appeal has upheld the original ruling that saw an Asian woman sentenced to one month in prison and fined Dhs3,000.

She was found guilty of conspiring with a man of the same nationality to defraud a woman of Dhs10,000 by deceiving her with a fake employment contract in the UAE.

In October last year, an African woman filed a report alleging that she had been defrauded by a fugitive who deceived her into believing that he was a company manager and could secure her a job at his workplace.

The complainant explained that the accused had asked her to provide certain documents and Dhs10,000 in exchange for starting the employment process.

She handed him Dhs4,000 in cash and later transferred a further Dhs3,000 to his bank account.

At the accused's request, she then transferred the remaining amount to a bank account belonging to the second defendant.

She continued, "After receiving the full amount, the fugitive defendant switched off his phone and disappeared. She tried to contact him, but to no avail. When she searched for the company he claimed to work for, she discovered that he did not represent them in any capacity and that she had fallen victim to fraud. She filed a police report.

During the investigation, a police officer reported that the fugitive had been identified as a fraudster and that he had conspired with the second defendant to exploit the complainant's need for a work contract.

The second defendant's account was used to receive Dhs3,000, which led to her arrest.

During the investigation, the second defendant denied any involvement in the fraud. She stated that the fugitive defendant had previously agreed to use her bank account to receive funds in exchange for a commission for each transfer, and that she had received Dhs.3,000.

She added that the fugitive defendant had exploited her need for additional work and her search for employment to improve her situation. The court convicted her and issued the aforementioned ruling, which was upheld by the Court of Appeal.