Abu Dhabi Police have dealt a severe blow to the "banking fraud gangs" after they signed 29 Asians in cooperation with Dubai and Ajman police and thwarting their attempts to seize the money of the account holders after contacting them by telephone and obtaining their bank statements and using them to commit their crimes.
The perpetrators belong to four gangs that communicate with and accuse persons of a ban on their bank accounts and credit cards, and must be updated on condition that information is provided, including account numbers, to be used to seize the assets of victims.
Brigadier General Mohammed Suhail Al Rashidi, Director of Criminal Security Sector at Abu Dhabi Police, continued to confront this kind of crime and to inflict criminal gangs that use the telephone banking monument as a means to seize the victims' money illegally.
He expressed his deep appreciation for the efforts of cooperation and coordination with Dubai and Ajman police in the prosecution and arrest of criminal gang members so that bank account holders are not vulnerable to fraud.
Brigadier General Muslim al-Ameri, deputy director of the criminal security sector, called on bank account holders not to respond to communications received from people claiming to be bank cadres and not to provide any information about their bank accounts or personal data so as not to be vulnerable to exploitation by gangs to penetrate and transfer money from them.
Brigadier General Omran Ahmed Al Mazrouei, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department at Abu Dhabi Police, said that reports had been received from persons indicating that they had been victims of the bank monument gang. They were identified and arrested.
He pointed out to take the necessary legal procedures, in cooperation with Dubai and Ajman police have been reached and arrested at intervals in their places of residence, which they use as call centers to inflict their victims.
He explained that the number of members of the three gangs arrested in Ajman 25 accused and four accused members of one gang in Dubai so that they were arrested at different times.
He urged members of the community not to hesitate to report any fraud attempts they may be exposed to by contacting Aman service on the toll free number (8002626) or by messages. In case of fraud head to the nearest police station.