Dubai Police warns against anonymous money transfers

When handling any sum of money deposited or moved to financial accounts from an unidentified source, the Dubai Police general headquarters advised exercising extreme caution. The police warned of the potential to link this amount to a number of crimes, including fraud, illegal seizure, and drug trafficking, and emphasized the need to ignore any phone calls asking for the return of the money transferred to other accounts under various pretexts claiming that the transfer was made in error.

The General Directorate of Criminal Investigations and Investigations' Anti-Fraud Center emphasized the need to handle any amount of money deposited into the account from an unidentified source responsibly. It also emphasized the need to not give good faith in communications claiming a transfer error and to not believe any stories the caller may tell about the nature of the funds.

The Center clarified that some scammers use these techniques to move funds to accounts associated with them, adding that doing so exposes the offender to legal repercussions and could implicate him as an accomplice in crimes like fraud, unlawful seizure, or purchase of narcotics and psychotropic substances.

According to the center, if a customer receives money from an unknown source, they should not dispose of it, notify the bank, and report the incident to the police using the e-Crime platform. They can also call 901 or use the Dubai Police application or website to ensure a legal disclaimer if the money is the result of an electronic crime.

The police emphasized that people's awareness and cooperation help to improve social security and stability and deter crime, particularly computer-related criminality.