The Dubai Criminal Court is considering a case in which a European visitor is accused of defrauding a number of shops and seizing dozens of mobile phones using counterfeit US $ 50 coins.
The manager of an Asian store said that someone contacted the shop through the application «Whatsapp», and asked to buy 70 smartphones worth more than $ 40 thousand, and asked him to send the shipment to an acquaintance in Dubai in a hotel, the shop manager refused to do so because the goods received at the shop only, But that person told him that it was difficult for his friend to come to the shop because he was a tourist and knew nothing in Dubai, and provided him with his phone number. The manager suspected the story that other shops had been scammed in the same way in the Naif area, and he informed the police of the incident.
He added that the police orchestrated an ambush, and asked him to communicate with the person who is supposed to receive the phones.He did so, and they agreed to meet in the parking of a hotel.There, the police raided him and found in his possession $ 50,000 forged, pointing out that the fraud was clear.
A Dubai police witness said that a team was formed after receiving reports of fraudulent European citizens fraudulent on a number of phone shops, claiming the desire to buy a large quantity, and then provide fake dollars, and immediately receive information about his contact with a shop An ambush was prepared, and an agreement was reached with the shop manager to keep up with the defendants.After determining the location, one of them was caught, and experts confirmed that his money was forged, pointing out that he was self-confident and acted cautiously with the victim. He added that the gang is run by a person from abroad who deals with exchange shops, directs the management of transactions, and deliberately determine their times at night so as not to pay attention to the victims of counterfeiting the currencies they use to buy phones.