Dubai Economy reported that it imposed financial penalties on three pharmacies that exaggerated the prices of masks and sterilizers, after receiving complaints from consumers against the three pharmacies. She emphasized that in the event of a repeat offense, it would double the value of the fine, noting that the penalties may amount to the closure of the business.

In addition, Dubai Economy warned against fraudulent phishing for consumers, in order to obtain personal or financial information for the purpose of fraud, calling on consumers to exercise caution when dealing with websites.

Fines

In detail, the Department of Trade Control and Consumer Protection, affiliated with the Dubai Economic Department, imposed financial penalties on three pharmacies in Jumeirah, Al Khawaneej and Mirdif, for deliberately exaggerating the prices of selling masks, as two of them raised the prices of muzzles to exaggerated levels, and one of them did not issue invoices to that, while it was The third legal violation committed by selling the sterilizer at a high price without invoicing the sales. The Dubai Economy said in a statement yesterday that the commercial control and consumer protection sector received complaints from consumers against the three pharmacies, and after the relevant team studied the relevant details, through inspection campaigns, it was found that the pharmacies complained of have already committed the aforementioned violations, to deserve due to that Violations are a penalty for violating the consumer protection laws in force in the Emirate of Dubai.

And she emphasized that in the event of a repeat violation, she would resort to doubling the value of the financial fine, noting that the penalties may amount to the closure of the commercial establishment.

The Dubai Economy appealed to merchants to completely refrain from exploiting the high demand for some products and commodities during this period, including masks, sterilization materials, disinfection and prevention, and calls on pharmacies and medical product suppliers to reduce their prices due to their social responsibility responsibilities.

Phishing

On the other hand, Dubai Economy warns of phishing operations for users, customers and consumers, with the aim of obtaining personal or financial information for the purpose of fraud, calling on consumers to be cautious when dealing with websites or people, so as not to make them prey to scammers.

It indicated that phishing is a type of fraudulent practice, which aims to obtain important personal information, such as bank account details, credit card numbers, or passwords for personal accounts, etc. by people who disguise themselves as trustworthy entities or brands, pointing to They usually send users to a malicious web site, so that they can pull their data through it.

She added that Internet users are exposed to fraud attempts, through attempts to use the login information or other account information to access the user’s account and its payment information, if it is stored on it, and therefore users should avoid providing information to scammers and scammers

The fraud

Dubai Economy explained that the fraud process begins with the arrival of an email message that appears to be coming from a known authority, and requests the user’s bank account information, or the user receives fake email messages about his account being compromised, as fraudsters try to spread terror with the user by thinking that his account has been compromised While this did not happen in reality, or to receive a message stating something like: “Your account has been suspended temporarily, please log in here for more information.”

Inform

The Dubai Economy asked consumers not to hesitate to report any negative practices that they may be exposed to in the market, especially with regard to the high prices of important products in the current circumstances, by submitting complaints by calling the phone number (600545555), or by applying the "Dubai consumer", or Through the website: (consumerrights.ae).

Penalties for violators amount to closing the business.