“Villas and farms at fictional prices” .. fake offers to steal the money of the tenants during the summer

Ras Al Khaimah Police warned of the spread of fake promotional clips of summer offers on tourist villas and farms, including special swimming pools and picturesque views of prices not exceeding 300 dirhams for a night, confirming that some of these clips are used as a digital fraud carried by professional electronic gangs, adjusting real real estate clips, and offering them again through fake accounts and unknown links, targeted, targeted, targeted Those looking for recreation at low prices.

The police confirmed that these tempting offers, which are spreading extensively on social media platforms during the summer season, hide behind themselves, taking advantage of systematic fraud and fraud, taking advantage of the speed of customer reservations and their confidence in the pictures and sections published, without verifying the source of the advertisement or the identity of the advertiser.

The Ras Al Khaimah Police called on members of society to be cautious and cautious when dealing with advertisements for renting villas and farms, stressing the need to adhere to four basic steps through which to prevent a victim of electronic fraud that targets those looking for recreation at attractive prices.

She emphasized that the first step begins to check the comments and reviews that are often attached to the promotional clip, as these comments are an initial indication of the credibility of the offer, whether through the experiences of previous users or through the warning signals that former victims may leave, and the second step is to search for the location of the property shown via digital maps, such as the “Google Maps” service, to ensure its actual presence on land Reality, matching its location with the published photos or videos, as the absence of any effect of the drug may indicate a fraud.

In the third step, the police stressed the need not to book or pay only through known and licensed electronic reservations platforms, such as official applications or approved companies ’sites, and not be drawn up behind individual ads that are promoted to real estate through direct talks or unofficial links.

The fourth step comes to confirm the importance of avoiding pressure on anonymous links, or communicating with unreliable numbers that do not have a clear commercial identity, as well as warning against rushing to take the reservation and payment decision based on pictures only, calling for patience and ensuring the correctness of the advertisement by communicating with the owner of the real estate or visiting the site if possible, to ensure that a victim does not fall to professional fraudulent gangs that use advanced methods to inflict its victims.

In the same context, the General Command of the Ras Al Khaimah Police, represented in the Media and Public Relations Department, warned of electronic fraud that targets seekers of attractive offers, by offering false promotional ads, including travel tickets, sports events, and mass parties, at low prices, aimed at making victims.

The police alerted members of the community to the importance of relying on official channels and trusted sales outlets only, and not to be drawn into illogical offers, as it recommended using safe payment means, allowing the recovery of money in the event of any problem, and avoiding bank transfers or cash payment that does not guarantee any legal protection in the event of fraud.

She stressed the need to beware of suspicious links and unreliable text messages, noting the importance of using official applications for events and services to avoid a victim, stressing that security efforts are continuing to address renewable fraud methods, in parallel with the spread of societal awareness.

• 4 Steps to not fall victim to electronic fraud that targets those looking for recreation at attractive prices.