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Dubai Police witness drop in forgery cases
The General Department of Criminology and Forensic Evidence of the Dubai Police identified 1,566 cases of forgery in 2012, a drop of 183 cases compared to 2011.
In total, forensic experts checked 24,434 documents from the months of January to September 2012 and according to forensic expert Mona Rashid Al Swaidi, signature matching topped the list, with 609 cases recorded.
The types of forgery cases referred to the department include bank cheques, residence applications, phone applications and contracts. Passport forgery came in a close second with cases reaching 606 and the figures highlighted a drop by 21 cases of credit card fraud compared to 2011, with 29 recorded forgeries in comparison to 50 the previous year. In total in 2012, the department checked 482 credit cards.
Al Swaidi said that credit cards and documents are usually forged using the latest technologies and techniques, which make it difficult for the public to decipher the difference between a genuine a fake.
But she said that the forensic experts are spreading awareness among the public through media and different information methods in order to arm them with the knowledge to identify forgeries.
In addition to credit cards and documents, the department also recorded 198 cases of forged currencies, with experts checking a total of 2,081 bills in 2012 including American dollars, UAE dirhams, British sterling and Indian rupees among others.
She said that many cases were referred to the department after the UAE central banks issued new dirham bills.
The new texture and weight of the bills made many suspect that the notes were fake but after checking, they were found to be genuine.
She further noted that forgers tend to forge large currency amounts, but she said that small time criminals sometimes forge smaller bills as they are easier to pass on to the public.
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