Trio dupe firm of gifts worth Dh25,800 after forging bank statement in UAE

Dubai - The Dubai public prosecution referred the three men to the Court of Misdemeanours on charges of fraud and forgery.

The Dubai public prosecution charged three men with forgery and Dh 25,800 fraud.
Ahmed Abdullah Al Attar, head of prosecution in Bur Dubai prosecution, who conducted the probe, revealed that the main accused forged - together with an unknown accomplice - a statement of account which they attributed to a bank.

The main defendant then used the forged statement by sending it to the staff of a firm - which is in the gifts business - to show he had transferred the amount, worth of purchase of the gifts.
The accused sent the bogus money transfer of Dh25,800 to the company staff on WhatsApp.
The staff was then made to send the gifts worth Dh25,800, which include two mobile phones, two perfume fragrances and a bouquet of natural roses, to the other two accomplices.
The head of prosecution pointed out that the main defendant falsely claimed to the plaintiff that he is the CEO of an airline and belongs to a wealthy family, while giving a false name. The main accused pretended he owned a private jet chartering business and that his father also owned a firm, claiming that the latter was then abroad.
The main defendant claimed to the plaintiff that the gifts were for two guests who were celebrating an annual occasion.
To sustain his claims, he showed the staff a forged statement of an account, which he contended was from a bank.
The forged statement showed a bogus transfer of Dh25,800 from the defendant's account to the company's bank account.
The staff sent the gifts after they were persuaded the money had been transferred.
The two accomplices are accused of possessing the items while aware of their source.
The Dubai public prosecution referred the three men to the Court of Misdemeanours on charges of fraud, forgery and use of forged document, while requesting strict penalties for them.
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