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The Dubai Police, represented by the Bur Dubai Police Station, intervened, and within a record time returned the full amount to Lojain Omran.
An African salesman was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and was fined Dhs150,000, for forging an entry permit to scam a female visitor to pay him Dhs12,500.
Hong Kong's elderly are plagued by phone scammers who seek out vulnerable and wealthy victims willing to transfer money or make bogus investments. Police said scammers targeted an elderly woman living in a mansion on The Peak, Hong Kong's ritziest neighbourhood.Last summer criminals contacted the unnamed woman pretending to be Chinese public security officials.
The defendants were accused of forging official documents and using them to establish 4 administrative and legal consultancy firms in several countries to seize the funds of an office they worked in.
Abu Dhabi Police also warned of links to fraudulent electronic sites, including small text messages that simulate government institutions and troll the public and tempt them with advantages of cooperating with government agencies through their websites.Page description
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 Abu Dhabi Police has warned families against potential scam targeting children, teenagers and "unsuspecting" adults to illegally take their money through internet games, advertisements and social media forums.
A British man and his father claimed to have signed billion dirham contracts with Dubai Expo then used these claims to scam suppliers into selling them products worth millions using dud cheques.
The scammers convince victims that their credit cards will be blocked if personal information were not renewed, in order to illegally obtain various amounts of cash.
The Abu Dhabi Police have warned against suspicious links sent via social media and emails, urging the public to look out for such text scams.