Dubai Police arrest gang for defrauding people with fake offers of Umrah and Hajj visas

Dubai Police arrested a gang that exploited social media platforms to promote fraudulent Umrah and Hajj visas for those wishing to go to the Holy Mosque in Saudi Arabia, in return for attractive and nominal prices with payment facilities through financial transfers to the gang's bank accounts.

Dubai Police explained that the gang, that was arrested by the Anti-Fraud Centre in the General Department of Criminal Investigation, deceived people by claiming the ability to obtain Umrah and Hajj visas, exploiting them with false promises of obtaining visas quickly and easily.

Once victims transferred money to the gang's bank accounts, their numbers were blocked, and the transferred amounts were seized.

Dubai Police emphasised the importance of obtaining visas from approved and licenced entities in the country, calling for caution when dealing with any advertisements published on social media platforms promoting any service at unreasonable prices, to avoid falling victim to such crimes.

They also stressed their continued efforts to combat all forms of manipulation and fraud targeting various segments of society.

Dubai Police called on community members to report cyber fraud crimes by visiting the nearest police station or through the "Ecrime" platform, specialised in receiving such reports, via the website www.ecrime.ae.