She called for banking information not to be disclosed over the phone

Abu Dhabi Police warns of "updating data" messages

Abu Dhabi Police has warned bank clients against responding to fraudulent messages over the phone that have spread over the past period, aimed at deceiving them under the pretext of banning their bank cards, and the need to update data, stressing the importance of taking caution and caution and not disclosing personal and banking data over the phone.

She cautioned about the deceptive methods used by fraudsters by sending text messages or via social communication (Whatsapp), with the aim of fraud by blocking the ATM card of the bank client for not updating the data, and asking him to contact a phone number to update the data correctly, which allows fraudsters to identify his data and take his money. .

Finally, bank clients, citizens and residents, received fraudulent calls and phone messages, some deluding them to win big prizes, and others asking them to reveal their bank data, allegedly to update the data so that the bank card is not blocked.

They stressed the importance of intensifying informational campaigns to educate individuals not to respond to fraudulent calls and messages aimed at seizing funds, praising the efforts of Abu Dhabi Police in controlling gangs behind financial fraud.

For its part, Abu Dhabi Police called on the public to beware of fraudsters, who use deceptive and seductive methods to defraud the phone, Internet sites and social communication, warning of the need not to deal with strange numbers, maintain the confidentiality of financial information, and inform the security services immediately upon receiving a suspicious phone call. And take caution in dealing with calls and phone messages and make sure of their source.

She pointed to the deceptive methods used by fraudsters by sending text messages or through social media applications claiming to block the bank's ATM card for not updating, and asking him to contact a strange phone number to do the update, which allows identification of his data and fraud.

Abu Dhabi Police revealed a fraud incident, during which the victim received a call from a person claiming to work at the Central Bank, asked him to update his data, asked him for the password that he would receive on his phone, provided him with the number, and then informed him that he would return to inform him of the update, but he was surprised to withdraw 35,000 dirhams from His account at that time, then the fraudster came back and called him again, and he repeated the same story, and he withdrew 98 thousand dirhams from his account and contacted the bank and informed him that he had actually approved the withdrawal process, because the password entered the bank’s systems, confirming his approval of the two operations, then went to the nearest Police station and the money returned to his account.

It is worth noting that Abu Dhabi Police launched, this year, the "Be Cautious" campaign, in its third edition, to educate community members about the dangers of telephone and electronic fraud, which require caution and wisdom in dealing with them.

The awareness campaign addressed the public in "Arabic, English, Urdu and Hindi", and warned individuals against phishing and electronic fraud.

Set 13 gangs

Abu Dhabi Police succeeded in arresting 13 gang of telephone fraud professionals, as the number of accused reached 142 during the past year, and last year, January and February.

The defendants had lured people by fraud, as bank employees, and asked them to update their bank statements, and seized their money, or to accuse them of winning fake prizes for fraud.

It called on individuals not to be drawn into the deceptions that their owners delude users of winning valuable financial prizes without basic reference. Several communications have shown that they are fake prizes, aimed at either seizing the financial balance or entering into a "complex network" of communications and phishing messages, which It ends with draining sums of money without real return.

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