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Suspect impersonates bank employee and seizes Dhs97,000 in UAE

13 May 2024

Abdulrahman Saeed, Staff Reporter Al Ain Court of First Instance obligated suspects to return Dhs97,299 to the owner of a company and fined them Dhs10,000, after an anonymous person contacted...

Woman wheels corpse into Brazil bank to sign for loan

18 Apr 2024

A woman brought a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair into a bank branch and tried to get him to sign for a loan, but he had been dead for hours,...

Abu Dhabi Police warn public of social media scams exploiting events

18 Apr 2024

Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) have warned of fraudulent calls and links to counterfeit websites circulating on social media, exploiting events, activities, and occasions to lure the public with fake services,...

Dubai Police arrest 494 individuals involved in phone fraud targeting bank customers

08 Apr 2024

Gul Today, Staff Reporter As Dubai Police, represented by the General Department of Criminal Investigation, arrested 494 individuals involved in 406 phone fraud cases targeting bank customers under the guise...

UK billionaire fined $5m by US judge for sharing illegal stock tips

05 Apr 2024

A US judge ordered British billionaire Joe Lewis on Thursday to pay a $5 million fine and serve three years of probation for sharing illegal stock tips, allowing an investment...

Scammer uses AI to pose as man's friend, steal millions

24 May 2023

A scammer in China used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to pose as a businessman's trusted friend and convince him to hand over millions of yuan, authorities have said. The victim,...

Global Village mesmerises guests

01 Jan 2023

Inayat-ur-Rahman, Business Editor Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, welcomed 2023 with seven New Year’s Eve countdowns on December 31,...

Delhi businessman claims Rs5m stolen via missed calls

12 Dec 2022

A south Delhi-based businessman has alleged that Rs5 million was siphoned off from his bank accounts by unknown fraudsters who didn't even ask for any One-Time Password (OTP). An...

Pakistani online scammer Sidra approaches court for security after embezzling Rs420m

07 Dec 2022

Tariq Butt, Correspondent The issue involving a social media influencer allegedly involved in a Rs420 million Ballot Committee (BC) scam has taken a turn when she approached a sessions...

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes asks for leniency due to pregnancy in fraud trial

18 Nov 2022

Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes faces sentencing on Friday after being found guilty of defrauding investors and endangering patients in a case that became an indictment of Silicon Valley....

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