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28 March 2024

Sick relative, please send cash online... Why Dubai Police's 'Al Ameen' wants know

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Dubai Police have warned the public against sending money to unknown people claiming they need humanitarian help, saying most of them are fraudsters.

The Al Ameen service, which was launched by police in 2003 to provide social support to the public, said it had noticed a large increase in cases involving persons making false claims to win the sympathy of their victims and make them send money.

In a statement, it warned the public not to add any strangers abroad to their social network accounts or respond to their email messages or phone calls.

“You are advised not to trust these people or send them any money to allegedly help them.

“Do not sympathise with these people who fabricate humanitarian stories with the sole purpose of cheating and deceiving you.”

The statement said many of those strangers living abroad chat with victims online in the UAE to seek alms or any other form of financial help, claiming they or one of their relatives is ill.

Some of them claim they are distributing funds to the poor while others claim they want money to bury a dead person, it added.

“We call on all not to send money to any person they do not know.

“They should also donate to charity in the UAE only through authorised parties,” it said.

“People who are blackmailed online or are asked to send money to strangers are asked to contact Al Ameen Service and inform it about the case.”