The ID card belonged to a man from Kenya who had lost his wallet in March last year. Two months later the Nigerian was contacted by a friend who had found the Kenyan man’s wallet. He asked the Nigerian to visit the bank on Khalid bin Al Waleed Road in Dubai, use the ID card to pose as the Kenyan and withdraw Dh580,000 from his account.
In return, he would be paid
Dh50,000, the friend told him. The fraud was thwarted when a bank
employee spotted the difference between the Nigerian and the photo on
the ID card. The man fled the bank, but was arrested five months later.
In
court, he admitted using an Emirates ID card belonging to someone else,
forging the bank account withdrawal slip by signing it and adding his
personal details, using the forged slip, and attempting to fraudulently
obtain Dh580,000.
The man whose name was not revealed will be sentenced on February 8.
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