Duo Jailed For Six Months Over Dh84,000 Bank Scam in Sharjah Court Ruling

Sharjah court has sentenced two men in absentia to six months in jail, followed by deportation, after they were found guilty of swindling Dh84,000 from a man’s bank account through a fraudulent prize scam.

The Sharjah Misdemeanour Court convicted the defendants of fraud after they falsely claimed that the victim had won a Dh200,000 cash prize purportedly issued by a government entity.

According to court records, the victim received a phone call from two unknown men who introduced themselves as representatives of an official body. They informed him that he had been selected for a large cash prize and instructed him to provide personal identification documents and bank account details, including a one-time password (OTP), in order to complete the claim process.

Believing the call to be genuine, the victim complied with the instructions. Shortly afterwards, he discovered that Dh84,000 had been withdrawn from his bank account. No prize money was ever credited.

Following a review of the evidence and circumstances of the case, the court issued a default judgment sentencing both accused to six months’ imprisonment, to be followed by deportation, for defrauding the victim.

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