Man forges visa, cons visitor for Dh25000

A jobless Afghan national allegedly conned a Pakistani of Dh25000 and issued him a forged work visa, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

The 28-year-old victim, OA, knew FA through his brother back home.

"I called him over the phone and asked him to issue me a visit visa. He did that and when I came to Dubai, I stayed with him in Hor Al Anz. He enquired if I was interested in a work permit. I agreed and transferred Dh25000 to his account to issue me a work visa.

"He also arranged an interview for me with a company in Dubai. Later he handed me over a work visa but when I checked with Dubai Residency and Foreigners Affairs website I could found out that my visa does not exist in the system," he testified.

The victim lodged a complaint with the police.

The accused has also conned the company that issued the victim a visit visa.

"In 2015, the accused approached my travel and tourism company and handed over a photocopy of the victim's passport. I issued the visa against Dh250, which the accused never paid," testified KA, 44, Afghani, investor.

Dubai Residency and Foreigners Affairs Department reported that the visa dated April 28, 2016 was forged.

Police arrested FA, 29, who admitted to receiving Dh25000 from the victim.

The Dubai Prosecution submitted the forged visa to the court which will give sentence on July 14.

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