The Danube Group revealed that the group's founder and chairman, Radwan Sajan, filed a complaint with the Dubai Police Cyber Crime Unit against impersonating him through a fake account on the Facebook platform for financial fraud by requesting donations from his friends.
The company indicated in a statement that Emirates Today obtained a copy of it, that one of the cyber criminals created a false copy of Mr. Sajan's account on the Facebook platform last week and started using his personal name to request donations. At that point, one of Mr. Sajan's friends notified him after he suspected the matter, and Mr. Sajan did not hesitate for a moment to take the necessary legal measures once he was informed of this fraud attempt.
Commenting on the topic in a post he posted on Facebook attached with a photo showing the fake account and another that includes one of the messages that many of his friends received, Mr. Sajan said: “Please note that someone created a false account in my name, and he started sending random messages to many of my friends. In the event that you receive any friend request or any of these random messages requesting donations and gifts, I hope you will not accept them and respond to them. We have already submitted a complaint about this electronic crime, and we hope that we can arrest the perpetrator as soon as possible. "
The fraudster was sending messages to a specific group of friends and acquaintances of the person who is targeting him, through a forged copy of Mr. Sajan's account on the Facebook platform, using a link of an electronic platform operating from India to collect donations that claim that they will go to support a child with a blood disorder .
A fake account is a copy bearing the person’s picture and general information, with the aim of deceiving his friends and pushing them to provide their personal data. He might even try to persuade them to send money or other types of data, or get them involved in various forms of fraud.
In this regard, the founder and chairman of the Danube Group, Radwan Sajan, said: “I was very disturbed to learn that someone was trying to use my name to steal people's money during these difficult times. After that, I then filed a complaint with the cybercrime unit in Dubai Police in order to take the necessary legal measures. "
It should be noted that the Danube Group recently took the initiative to assist those most affected by the pandemic by distributing thousands of free food baskets. The news of thousands of people benefiting from this charitable initiative was one of the most widely reported news in several weeks.
He added: "I am not yet sure whether the fraudster succeeded in raising funds from my friends and acquaintances on the Facebook platform. But this behavior is very unfortunate and prompts us all to be more careful. I invite everyone to be more vigilant about these fraud attempts, especially as it has become a phenomenon Growing