Last year, cybersecurity experts said they witnessed a surge in the number of scams involving fake deliveries and WhatsApp messages. Remote working and rapid digital transformation because of the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in cybercrime globally. It said the UAE recorded 166,667 victims of cybercrime, based on information gathered between 20. UK technology comparison website Comparitech said cybercrime in the UAE cost $746 million a year. The seller received a call from an interested buyer who forwarded him a link that required him to provide his bank details so he could receive the money transfer.ĭh15,000 was siphoned from his bank account instead.ĭubai Police urged residents who suspect their information has been stolen to file a report using the force’s app, its eCrimes.ae website, by calling 901 or by visiting the nearest smart police station. “I even told him I didn’t know how to read or write.”Ī video posted by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority on Friday shared a scenario of a man being conned while trying to sell his motorbike. “I decided to give him a hard time and for nearly five minutes I spoke broken English and claimed I was a housewife who didn’t have a bank account,” Ms Nael said. UAE police and banks warn over one-time password scamĬalling her from a mobile number gave him away.
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