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Cases of fraudulent transfer of funds from the accounts of the customers in UAE to some accounts outside the UAE of amounts worth $200,000 and above as well as other cases concerning the falsification of applications for credit cards. (AGENCY)
General Department of Criminal Evidence and Criminology at Dubai Police confirmed the emergence of new cases of fraud over the past year.
It said there are cases of fraudulent transfer of funds from the accounts of the customers in UAE to some accounts outside the UAE of amounts worth $200,000 and above as well as other cases concerning the falsification of applications for credit cards.
Aqeel Ahmed Al Najar, head of the document check section at the Forensic and Criminology Department at Dubai Police, confirmed the emergence the falsification of applications for transfering funds to a bank account outside the UAE.
He added there are also cases of applying for credit card with a photocopy of the passport belonging to one of the bank's clients, or presenting the checque of a bank guarantee through a counterfeit copy of the passport.
Mona Salem Al Suwaidi, expert in checking forgery and counterfeiting, said such cases came to light for the first time during the past year when surprised account owners saw withdrawal of large sums of money from his account to another account outside the country without his knowledge.
She explained there were 28 such cases last year.
She confirmed “The tests confirmed that the transfer application forms were correct and not falsfied that the person got the forms from the bank, and then falsified data of the account of the person and his signature.
She added most of these procedures are performed via internet and doesn’t need the presence of the account holder personally.
She added that many people have fallen victim to this new type of fraud.
She said a client discovers that he was a victim of fraud when he withdrawing money, or when he receives a call from the bank to ensure the validity of the amount to be transferred.
Fatima Abdullah bin Towaih, expert examination of fraud and forgery confirmed there was another case concerning the falsification of application for a credit card.
She pointing out that some people applying for a credit cards from a bank did not have an account. They tried by presenting a photocopy of the passport of one of bank customers or by submitting a forged cheque of a bank guarantee.
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