Ajman Police arrests a phone fraud gang of 15 people

Ajman Police was able to arrest a gang of Asian nationality consisting of fifteen people, who defrauded other people by requesting to update their bank information or official documents by impersonating official figures with the intention of trapping them and seizing their money..

Regarding the details of the case, Colonel Ahmed Saeed Al Nuaimi, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department at Ajman Police, stated that information and reports had been received about the presence of people defrauding other people by calling from phone cards registered with forged data and documents, and demanding to update their bank information or update personal documents such as the identity card by impersonating an official capacity. To exploit this data to seize money.

Accordingly, the investigators from the Ajman Police worked to search and investigate to arrest the gang formation, and by taking all necessary legal measures, 15 people, all of them of Asian nationality, were arrested, and 19 mobile phones used in the fraud were seized. When they were asked about the incident, they admitted to defrauding people, so they were suspended until Completing legal procedures against them.

The Director of the Criminal Investigation and Investigation Department at Ajman Police praised the efficiency and experience of the investigation and criminal investigation personnel and their efforts with which they were able to arrest the accused, calling on the public not to believe such calls and not to hesitate to report them..

He explained that fraudsters are making them believe that their accounts or bank cards have been blocked or frozen in order to seize their money, and that banks do not ask to update banking data over the phone, calling on bank customers not to be deceived by these fake calls and messages and to go to the nearest bank branch and update the data only through customer service employees. At the bank’s headquarters, he warned of the danger of providing anyone with any data or bank account numbers he requests, stressing that the Ajman Police will be on the lookout and will deal with everything. We are firm with everyone who thinks about tampering with the security of the nation and the safety of citizens and residents..