Dubai: Before renting or shopping for belongings in Dubai, first make certain that it is true to keep away from scammers, said officials on Sunday.
Authorities in Dubai warned citizens about fake advertisements on social media systems like Facebook that claim to provide funding or renting opportunities inside the UAE.
Major-General Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant to the Dubai Police Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs, informed Gulf News that various human beings were defrauded with the aid of scammers posing as property sellers or agents dealing in residential gadgets.
“People have to be cautious, double-take a look at the online commercials about properties earlier than renting or buying them. There are reliable channels to test the property to keep away from scammers. People need to document any information they have approximately such scammers,” stated Major General Al Mansouri at some stage in a Dubai Police discussion board on Sunday about online house security.
Caught in the act
Meanwhile, Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jallaf, director of the Dubai Police Criminal Investigation Department, said they recorded 104 fraud instances and arrested 136 suspects.
“We have e-patrols all of the time to song scammers and a kind of line cases. Last year we had 12,630 e-patrols, which include fifty-five patrols to test the fraud accounts,” said Brigadier Al Jallaf.
Al Jallaf added that digital fraud and credit card forgery instances improved over the past 12 months because more people use smartphones and technology in Dubai. “We recorded 649 fraud cases final year and arrested 90 suspects inside the UAE. There became 170 cases of forging credit cards, where 28 suspects were arrested,” stated Al Jallaf.
False advertising
Al Mansouri mentioned that such classified ads are run by scammers who use faux websites and faux social media accounts to con citizens. The discussion board, attended using Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-In-Chief of Dubai Police, and Sultan Bin Mejren, Director General of Dubai Land Department, was additionally attended by buyers who mentioned problems in the assets zone, in conjunction with economic crimes and public recognition.
Using faux IDs, tenancy contracts, and fake names to trick their victims, the fraudsters showed homes and flats to numerous potential tenants without understanding the owners of the assets, obtaining hire and fee expenses earlier than vanishing.
The police arrested several scammers after being caught posting advertisements presenting residences for reasonably-priced rents.
