and possession of fake currency
Four Africans, including Nigerians, who were
involved in series of online fraud and
swindling crimes have been arrested by the
Sharkah Police.
The suspects, among them a woman,
allegedly offered goods online to attract
victims and then duped them using fake
currency.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
had received a complaint from an Arab man,
who said that an African offered to sell him a
large quantity of the best quality coffee
seeds at a cheap price.
The complainant said he met the suspect at
a mall and agreed to buy the seeds and paid
a part of the amount as advance. The
complainant asked the suspect to give him
receipt for the payment. The suspect told the
victim to accompany him to his office in a
neighbouring emirate, but when they reached,
he told him the office was closed and would
give the receipt next day.
Then the complainant asked the suspect to
return his money and the latter gave him an
envelope with some money, only for him to
discover that the envelope contained fake
currency.
During investigation, the team found out that
there are four African people promoting
different kinds of goods online, including the
one who cheated the victim. The suspects
were located in an area in Sharjah.
The police raided their apartment and
recovered a large amount of stolen cash and
fake currency. During the interrogation, the
suspects confessed that they promoted
goods online to make fake deals. They also
used the fake currency for making money
doubling deals.
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