Dubai Police seizes 3 gangs on the bank customers on the phone

Dubai Police has arrested three criminal gangs of 13 “Asian”, who use phone fraud as a way to inflict their victims, by impersonating staff affiliated with official parties such as police or banks, and delude their victims of the need to update their bank data, pay traffic violations, or pay violations related to residency, and take advantage of a loophole to penetrate the accounts of bank victims Theft of their money.

The Anti -Fraud Center at the General Administration of Investigations and Criminal Investigation at Dubai Police stated that the gang members used elaborate fraudulent methods to persuade the victims to provide bank card data such as the triple insurance number in the back of the card, and the secret password for one time relying on the confidence of community members in the employees of the authorities to the official authorities.

He stressed the importance of not sharing personal or banking information with any unreliable party, or responding to people who ask to update data over the phone or share any secret information and data.

Community personnel called for immediate reporting of any suspicious contacts through the nearest police station or through the “ECRIME” platform specialized in receiving this type of communications, or through the Dubai Police application.

He stressed that the banks do not ask their customers to disclose their bank data or their personal information through text messages or emails or call them phone under the pretext of updating their bank accounts.

The arrest of gangs comes as part of the continuous efforts of Dubai Police to combat electronic fraud crimes and protect community members from victims of such fraudulent operations.