Asian duo impersonate bank employees, rob woman of Dhs160,000

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter

The Dubai Public Prosecution has referred two Asian men to the criminal court for scamming a woman and robbing her of Dhs160,000.

Court records reveal that the accused pretended to be employees of the bank which the victim deals with.

To make the victim believe in their genuineness, they provided her with her own account number and personal information.

The  victim fell for their scam and provided them with her (OTP), thinking that it was needed for customer data update as they claimed.

The fraudsters used the victim’s information to apply for a bank loan worth Dhs160,000.

After the loan was approved and the money transferred to her account, the defendants immediately transferred it to their personal accounts in different banks.

When the victim learnt about their scam she reported it to the police.

They were detained and prosecuted on fraud charges.