Dubai Police arrests fraudulent bank accounts

The Anti -Fraud Center team in the General Administration of Investigations and Criminal Investigation in Dubai Police was able to arrest those who were involved in the purchase and rental of bank accounts and electronic portfolios in the names of other individuals, with the aim of using them to implement and transfer the funds resulting from electronic fraud, after accurate monitoring and investigation operations.

On the details of the case published by the Dubai Police as part of its continuous awareness campaign, “Be aware of fraud”, she explained that the fraudsters communicated with people through social media and convinced them to provide their banking data or open bank accounts and electronic portfolios in exchange for symbolic sums, to later use these accounts as a tool to pass illegal funds within an organized fraud network aimed at camouflaging on sources That money and disrupt their tracking.

Dubai Police indicated that the Anti -Fraud Center was able to identify the fraudulent and locations of those who were arrested, and legal measures were taken against them and referred them to the Public Prosecution, as well as seizing a number of electronic devices and payment cards associated with the accounts used.

Dubai Police calls on members of society not to respond to any suspicious offers related to opening or renting bank accounts or sharing bank data with any informal party, and confirms that such behavior may make the person a partner in the crime even without his knowledge, which exposes him to full legal accountability.

Dubai Police also calls on the public to immediately report any suspicious financial activities via the platform “ECRIME Or through the implementation of the Dubai Smart Police, and stresses the importance of caution, awareness and lack of complacency in protecting bank accounts and personal information, in order to ensure financial and social security for all.