The Dubai Criminal Court has sentenced an Asian unemployed man to two years in prison, claiming to be a real estate developer and owner of a company in Dubai.He defrauded someone and embezzled a million dirhams from him after he persuaded him to buy an apartment in Al Barsha and presented him with a forged document as the owner of the apartment.

The Dubai Criminal Court convicted the defendant of the crimes of embezzlement and forgery, and ruled that he be deported after serving his sentence.

The victim said that a friend knew him as a real estate investor and had extensive experience in seizing real estate opportunities in the emirate. He was also trustworthy in this type of investment, so he met him and agreed to buy real estate for his benefit in Dubai and transferred him one million dirhams. In order to invest it.

The victim added that he had received an e-mail from the accused, stating that he had bought an apartment in Al Barsha for his benefit and attached it to a letter containing a copy of the certificate of ownership of the apartment.

He pointed out that he was not assured of the actions taken by the defendant.He resorted to reviewing the Real Estate Regulatory Authority.He discovered that the certificate of ownership sent to him by the defendant was forged.He confronted him with this fact.He apologized.He assured him that he would return his money to him and released a check for 1.2 million dirhams.

The victim explained that he tried to cash the check that was issued to him by the defendant, but he was without credit and he communicated with him, apologized again, and issued another check for him also without balance, and a third check returned in turn, despairing of trying to reach a solution with him, and wrote a report against him to the Dubai Police .

For his part, the defendant confessed to the crime of embezzlement, but denied the crime of forgery, pointing out that he did not know that the certificate of ownership is forged, obtained from a person who confirmed his authenticity, and convicted by the court, and is scheduled to be deported after serving the sentence.