Man cons people promising them Emaar visas

A  Nepali has been allegedly conning people by collecting money and issuing them work visas in the name of Emaar, the Dubai Criminal Court heard on Sunday.

MIS, 30, who is in custody has been  accused of breach of trust and cheating five job seekers by issuing forged work permits.

On May 25, he promised the victims' relatives that he had access to Emaar and collected money ranging between Dh8,000 and Dh12,000 per visa.

He first collected photocopies of their passports and later handed over copies of visas from Emaar, with the names of the job seekers on them. But when the relatives asked for the original visa, he gave them excuses and later evaded them. 

Taman Bon, 23, Nepali, one of the victims, found out that the visa he obtained for his brother was forged when he checked with Emaar for the original document.

Mohammed Slaim, 32, realised his visa was forged when he checked with a visa typing office. MIS had told him that the original visa would remain with Emaar and cannot be handed over to him.

Similarly, Abdul Kaleem 26, Indain, who met MIS in the building where he works, also parted with Dh5,000 and passport copy as the latter told him he had friends in Emaar who could give him a visa. He was asked to pay the rest when the original visa was handed over to him. However, all his calls later were unanswered, said Kaleem.

Asef Mirza Ahmad, 25, and Abdullah bin Musleh, 30, both Indians, also registered their complaints against MIS. 

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