Abu Dhabi Police urged residents not to reply to suspicious cellphone calls, texts or emails
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Abu Dhabi Police has returned Dh18 million to individuals who have fallen sufferer to cellular scams and on-line crimes and reported monetary fraud via its new name centre.
This new centre devoted to liaising with banks and receiving monetary fraud reviews was arrange in Abu Dhabi final yr as authorities stepped up measures to fight monetary crimes.
The centre on the Prison Investigations Directorate allows law enforcement officials to speak instantly with banks and obtain reviews of monetary fraud and crooks exploiting financial institution prospects.
Residents mustn’t share their confidential info with anybody, whether or not their financial institution particulars and on-line banking passwords, ATM PINs, safety quantity (CCV) or passwords or Emirates ID particulars, police warned.
Police additionally urged residents not to reply to suspicious cellphone calls, texts or emails. These calls or textual content messages are sometimes scammers asking for checking account or bank card particulars to steal residents’ money.
Authorities have additionally warned residents of hyperlinks to fraudulent web sites that mimic authorities establishments and different large firms.
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Officers mentioned these fraudsters lure folks into investing within the cryptocurrency commerce after promising them large income, however they steal the money they switch to numerous financial institution accounts.
The power has re-affirmed its steady eager curiosity in selling group consciousness of the risks of cellphone and on-line fraud, in gentle of the rising variety of victims of those crimes, via its consciousness messages on social media and different platforms in Arabic, English and Urdu.
Police mentioned preventing cellphone scams and on-line crimes require cooperation with society members and urged folks to right away report all of the suspected monetary fraud to the brand new centre or name the Aman Service quantity at 8002626 and inform officers in regards to the suspects.
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