$146,500 online car sale con

A Nigerian manager, with other fugitives, allegedly conned a Kazakhstani of US$146,500 by selling him a Mercedes online, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

In 2013, NK, 38 and others advertised, for sale, a Mercedes G5S model 2011, for US$146,000.

The victim BA contact the email number mentioned in the ad.

The manager of the second-hand car company sent to the buyer a copy of the car ownership attributed to RTA and the car clearance certificate attributed to Dubai Customs.

The victim transferred US$146,500 to the company and then was asked to send US$15,000, but the buyer did not transfer this amount.

Later the victim found out that he was conned so he complained to Dubai Police.

Police arrested NK who denied any relation with the motor company and any knowledge about the deal.

When asked about the amount transferred to his account by the victim, he denied that and claimed that the amount was transferred to him by a Kazakhstani for an IT-related business.

However, police found out that the victim was the one who had transferred the amount to the accused’s account.

Criminal Evidence reported that the Dubai Customs and RTA documents were forged.

The two departments had never registered the car.

The Dubai Prosecution supplied the court with a bank statement of the accused which proved that he had received the amount from the victim.

The court will reconvene on June 12.