Dubai man cheats two women of Dh257,000, walks free

Dubai - The Court of First Instance acquitted him of all charges.

An Emirati man was cleared on Tuesday of the charges of swindling two women of Dh247,000 and Dh10,000 respectively after introducing himself as a renowned footballer and pretending he was up for marriage.
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The public prosecution documents show the 29-year-old jobless gave his personal information to a matchmaker and introduced himself as a local club's international footballer who was seeking a wife with certain descriptions.
Apart from the fraud charge, the defendant was also charged with blackmailing and threatening the first complainant that he would jail her and defame her in front of her parents. He allegedly made the threats in text and voice messages via WhatsApp so that to intimidate her into dropping her accusations at the police station.
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The Court of First Instance acquitted him of all charges.
The first woman, who fell victim to the 'false suitor's fake promises', is a 36-year-old employee. She said she was in contact with the accused via chat during 2015 and gave him Dh247,000 after he claimed to her he would open a car washing shop to secure their future together.
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However, she discovered later that he was lying after learning that the real footballer got engaged. "When I confronted him with what I had discovered he threatened he would tell my brother and my parents about our relation if I pursue legal action against him".
The other complainant, a 23-year-old Emirati employee, said the accused contacted her and fooled her he loved her and wanted to marry her. He managed to collect Dh10,000 from her, she claimed.
The ruling may be appealed by the public prosecution.
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