Sharjah: Police have arrested an Arab man for suspected fraud and e-crime after he was accused of taking people’s money online and then not paying traffic fines on behalf of the so-called clients.
Police said the man used forged or stolen credit cards to make bogus credit card payments in the UAE which initially showed clients the fines were paid, only to later be rejected.
Police said they received a number of complaints saying that an unknown man via website cheated them and had claimed he could get fines reduced by 50 per cent. The discount lured people into paying money they eventually lost, said police.
Police investigation revealed the suspect had a partner outside the country.
The suspect said he took seven per cent of the cash, while the rest of money was transferred to his partner.
The suspect, said police, used e-government websites to pay traffic fines.
The case has been referred to public prosecution on charges of fraud and committing several e-crimes.
Sharjah Police asked the public to be extremely wary about spending money online if the online parties cannot be verified as trustworthy.
