Dubai: Dubai Police have recently arrested several people who operated an illegal network selling international calls at extremely cheap rates through the internet.
Khalifa Al Merri from Dubai Police's Electronic Criminal Investigation Department, said the department received a number of complaints from police stations and the department itself regarding the swindling operations.
He said the department seized the equipment used by the network and referred it to the Public Prosecution as evidence against the suspects.
Al Merri said the department has recently been dealing with several swindling cases and warned the public from falling prey to them. He cited the example of e-mails that tell people they had won a certain amount of money and ask them to fill in personal information, open a bank account and transfer money to that account.
He said there are also fake websites which offer certain goods for cheap prices and when ordered, the person is asked to transfer money for five mobile phones, for instance.
"When the person transfers the amount, the suspects ask him to send an extra amount as they have shipped him more than five mobile phones. We have arrested many suspects involved in such crimes and we co-ordinate with security bodies in various countries regarding these cases," Al Merri said.
He said the department has also received cases of hacking and copyright violations. Recently an amateur published a picture of a football game in various sports forums and it was discovered that the picture was published in a newspaper under a different photographer's name. The case was referred to the Public Prosecution.
Probe
"The department also looked into a case of an employee who published erroneous information and lies about the company he worked for after he moved to a competing company," Al Merri said.
He said some swindlers also communicate through the internet and claim they are people with special needs and require help.
He said there are fake websites that claim to transfer money or banks and swindle money from unsuspecting victims.
"There are also cases of death threats received by e-mails, which threaten to kill the receiver unless he or she pays certain amounts of money," Al Merri said.
He called on the public to be careful when dealing with scamming e-mails and avoid falling prey to them by transferring money to unknown bank accounts or individuals.
Thxs [ gulf news ]
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