Dubai Police seize a gang that has set up a fake recruitment company
The Economic Crimes Control Department at the General Department of Criminal Investigations in Dubai Police managed to arrest a gang that created a fake employment company, and used it to swindle and defraud job seekers by accusing them of providing fake jobs in exchange for sums of money that ranged from 1,000 to 3,000 dirhams, as fees. Applying for the vacant job and ending the recruitment procedures, taking advantage of the Corona pandemic, "Covid 19".
The director of the General Department of Criminal Investigation and Investigation, Brigadier General Jamal Salem Al-Jallaf, said that this gang had deluded its victims of the existence of job opportunities in the emirate with attractive salaries, and then asked the victims for money for various reasons such as recruitment fees, taxes, or completion of an appointment, pointing out that in light of a crisis "Covid-19" and the high percentage of job seekers, the gang was able to defraud 150 people, and they obtained large sums from them, indicating that the General Department of Criminal Investigations and Investigations monitors such gangs and fake advertisements through its specialized departments and work teams.
He warned community members of the dangers of resorting to unauthorized employment sites and destinations on the Internet, pointing out that many fraudsters practice fraud by placing advertisements for employment on social networks and other sites by deluding their victims of their ability to provide jobs with fictional salaries, stressing that reliable recruitment companies You will not be required to pay money or provide confidential or personal information.
Colonel Salah Jumaa Buasiba, Director of the Economic Crime Prevention Department, stated that information received about the existence of a fake company in Dubai managed by a person of Asian nationality, and that its headquarters is used as an outlet to practice swindling and defrauding job seekers, and announcing the availability of jobs in many companies without conditions or Qualifications on social networking sites, and from this he reaps sums of money ranging between 1000 and 3000 dirhams from each victim, claiming that they are recruitment fees to fill jobs in different professions.
For his part, Head of the Department of Combating Fraud and Fraud, Captain Ahmed Suhail Al-Samahi, indicated that one of the victims was exposed to fraud and fraud by the fake company and asked him to pay an amount of 3000 dirhams as application fees for the vacant job, amend the situation and obtain a residence visa, explaining that upon receiving the information, it was done. The formation of a work team from the Department of Combating Fraud and Fraud Crimes, and through search and investigation procedures, the information was verified and the company’s headquarters were identified, and then permission was obtained from the Public Prosecution to raid and inspect the company, and in coordination with the inspectors of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the raid was carried out and the accused were arrested, and their possession was found. Receipts for the company and data on the numbers of their estimated 150 victims.
Captain Ahmed Al-Samahi pointed out that through search and investigation operations, it became clear that the company was only under its sponsorship of one person, and it was managed by the defendants as a fake employment company, with the aim of collecting the largest amount of money from the victims and escaping before their operation was revealed.
Follow our latest local and sports news, and the latest political and economic developments via Google news