The fraudsters posed as cops to get his account particulars
An expat who fell sufferer to a cellphone rip-off earlier this yr misplaced Dh140,000. However Abu Dhabi Police got here to his rescue, recovering the complete quantity in only one month.
As a part of a brand new marketing campaign to lift consciousness about cellphone scams, the power on Friday shared a video of the sufferer, who narrated the incident.
The person mentioned the fraudsters had initially despatched him an electronic mail asking for his Emirates ID. Then, posing as cops, they known as him and requested him to confirm his particulars. “I gave all of them my particulars and subsequently, I discovered that an quantity of greater than Dh140,000 had been siphoned from my checking account,” he mentioned.
As quickly as he realised he had been duped, the person mentioned he known as his financial institution to shut his checking account and block his playing cards.
“I instantly despatched the knowledge to the police division, and so they assured me the investigation is happening and they might revert again shortly,” the person mentioned.
Inside a month’s time, the sufferer mentioned he acquired a name from the police division. The officer knowledgeable him that the complete quantity had been recovered and could be in his account inside two to 3 days.
“I’m extraordinarily grateful to the Abu Dhabi Police and its Prison Investigation Division,” the person mentioned.
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