Brigadier General Abu Al Zawd mentioned in an interview with “Sharjah24” that a team of cybercrime experts had been assembled to investigate a case of fraud and apprehend the culprits. Their goal was to recover the misappropriated funds. Upon closer examination, it was discovered that the fraudulent activity involved an email scam, where the perpetrators attempted to deceive the recipient by making a slight alteration to the email. Through technical investigation, it was determined that the operation took place outside the country but was being controlled from within. After tracking the flow of funds and gathering information, one of the individuals who had withdrawn 20,000 dirhams was identified as being of African nationality. Legal measures were taken, and after a thorough investigation, an ambush was set up, leading to the arrest of this individual and others residing with him. It was confirmed that they were complicit in the electronic fraud and operated as a network specializing in such criminal activities.
He explained that the research procedures revealed that the perpetrators intended to purchase 173 accounts from their original owners after they left the country. The accounts with bank cards are managed by an electronic criminal network, which transfers the funds from one account to another to mislead any police agency that is following up. He pointed out that technical specialists at Sharjah Police monitored all banking movements in cooperation with the competent authorities in the country and determined the criminal method followed.
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