Man obliged to return Dhs88,000 to victim over WhatsApp scam in UAE

Al Ain Court of Civil, Commercial, and Administrative Cases has ordered a number of persons to repay Dhs88,550 to a person who was scammed by an anonymous person on WhatsApp, who offered the victim an investment opportunity, promising to return the money with profits, but it turned out to be fraud.

In the details, a person filed a lawsuit against some people, requesting that they be ordered to pay him Dhs89,100 along with legal fees and costs.

The victim stated that an anonymous person contacted him on WhatsApp and offered him an investment opportunity, promising to return the money with profits, so he allegedly transferred Dhs89,100, only to realise that he had been scammed. The suspects were convicted based on a criminal ruling.

The court explained that the criminal ruling proved the suspects' guilt in unlawfully appropriating the plaintiff's money.

Consequently, the court ordered them to jointly repay the plaintiff Dhs89,100, deducting Dhs550 which the plaintiff said he had received.