A woman volunteers to disclose her husband’s account information to fraudsters… after providing them with her account information

Director of the Anti-Fraud Center at Dubai Police, Lieutenant Colonel Ali Al Yamahi, revealed that some fraud victims sometimes behave strangely and unjustified, such as a European woman who not only disclosed her bank account data to the fraudsters, but volunteered and provided them with her husband’s account data, facilitating them to seize about 150 thousand dirhams.
Al Yamahi told “Emirates Today” in a talk about “telephone fraud” that the victim in this incident is supposed to be educated and educated and works in a prestigious company, and she received a phone call from a fraudster who succeeded in convincing her to disclose the confidential data of her bank account, claiming that he was an employee at the bank and wanted to update her account, and he deluded her of the necessity of doing this as soon as possible so that the account would not be closed.
He added that the strangest thing she did, after disclosing her confidential data, was to ask the fraudster about the possibility of updating her husband’s account, even though the husband’s account was registered in another bank, pointing out that the fraudster welcomed, of course, and assured her of his ability to do so, and took advantage of this information, and was able to seize about 150 thousand dirhams from the two accounts within minutes.
Al-Yamahi stressed that this incident “reflects that fraud is not linked to the level of education or culture, as fraudsters target a moment of weakness, not a lack of knowledge,” pointing out that “many victims are aware of the risks, but they fall under the pressure of the call or the method of persuasion.”
He pointed out that the fraudster “uses a formal tone, precise terminology, and sometimes correct partial information to enhance his credibility,” noting that “the scenario is repeated frequently, and the conversation begins with sentences such as: We are from the bank, or There is a problem with your account, which prompts the victim to respond quickly.”
He explained that “this haste gives the fraudster complete control,” stressing that “transfers are made very quickly, and these criminals are able to seize the savings of their victims, especially if they are late in reporting.”