In Dubai, a hearing was held on a case of a gang of scammers who forged documents for obtaining credit cards.
In Dubai, a document fraud case was uncovered. Fraudsters managed to steal 1.5 million dirhams from a local bank.
In the dock were a woman and seven men from Pakistan, as well as two Indian citizens, the youngest of the accused was 23 years old, and the oldest was 41.
The Dubai Prosecutor’s Office accused three gang members of forgery, the use of forged documents and embezzlement, and seven defendants were charged with aiding and abetting.
According to the court’s protocol, the three main defendants forged applications for credit cards and sent them to the bank, where they later received cards. A total of 1.5 million dirhams was withdrawn to the criminals using the cards received.
"We received a complaint from a client of the bank who claimed that a credit card was issued in his name, but he did not submit any application," said representatives of the Bank’s Internal Investigations Department.
According to bank employees, an internal investigation revealed that fake documents were used to issue more than 70 credit cards.
"The victim said that a bank employee approached him and offered to get a loan. The scammers later used the documents to apply for a credit card," said the manager, who reported the incident to the police.
The defendants were arrested and interrogated. According to the prosecution, all the defendants pleaded guilty during the interrogation, but on Monday in court only one of them confessed to aiding and abetting.
Seven others denied all charges, and the two defendants were not present in court.
The next hearing is scheduled for February 8th.
