The fall of the “phone fraud” gang in Ajman

Ajman Police arrested a gang of 15 people of Asian nationality, who defrauded others by requesting to update their bank information or official documents, by impersonating official figures with the intention of trapping them and seizing their money.

Regarding the details of the case, the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department at Ajman Police, Colonel Ahmed Saeed Al Nuaimi, stated that information and reports had been received about the presence of people defrauding others by calling from phone cards registered with forged data and documents, and demanding to update their bank information, or update personal documents such as the identity card, by impersonating them. An official capacity to exploit this data to seize money.

Accordingly, the Ajman Police investigators worked to search and investigate to control the gang formation, and by taking the necessary legal measures, 15 people, all of them of Asian nationality, were arrested, and 19 mobile phones used in the fraud were seized. When the members of the gang were asked about the incident, they admitted that they had defrauded people, so they were suspended until the legal procedures against them were completed.

The Director of the Criminal Investigation Department at Ajman Police praised the efficiency and experience of the criminal investigation and investigation men, and their efforts with which they were able to arrest the accused, calling on the public not to believe such calls, and not to hesitate to report them.

He explained that fraudsters deceive victims that their accounts or bank cards have been blocked or frozen in order to seize their money, and that banks do not ask to update banking data over the phone. He called on bank customers not to be deceived by these fake calls and messages, and to go to the nearest branch of the bank and update the data only through service employees. Customers at the bank’s headquarters, warning of the danger of providing anyone with any data or bank account numbers they request, stressing that the Ajman Police will be on the lookout and will deal with all strictness. With everyone who thinks about tampering with the security of the nation and the safety of citizens and residents.

. Ajman Police seized 19 mobile phones used in the fraud, and arrested the gang members to complete legal procedures against them.